# CVE-2021-32667: Cross-Site Scripting in Page Preview

> Persistent cross-site scripting in TYPO3 page preview allows attackers with backend access to execute malicious scripts, requiring a patch.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 20 Jul 2021
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** BIT-typo3-2021-32667, GHSA-8mq9-fqv8-59wf

## What is CVE-2021-32667?

CVE-2021-32667 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Typo3 Typo3, published on 20 Jul 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

TYPO3 is an open source PHP based web content management system. Versions 9.0.0 through 9.5.28, 10.0.0 through 10.4.17, and 11.0.0 through 11.3.0 have a cross-site scripting vulnerability. When _Page TSconfig_ settings are not properly encoded, corresponding page preview module (_Web>View_) is vulnerable to persistent cross-site scripting. A valid backend user account is needed to exploit this vulnerability. TYPO3 versions 9.5.29, 10.4.18, 11.3.1 contain a patch for this issue.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-32667?

13 open source packages ship an affected version, including typo3/cms, typo3 and typo3/cms-core. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `typo3/cms` | Packagist | From 10.0.0 | 10.4.18 |
| `typo3/cms` | Packagist | From 10.0.0 | 10.4.18 |
| `typo3/cms` | Packagist | From 11.0.0 | 11.3.1 |
| `typo3/cms` | Packagist | From 11.0.0 | 11.3.1 |
| `typo3/cms` | Packagist | From 9.0.0 | 9.5.28 |
| `typo3/cms` | Packagist | From 9.0.0 | 9.5.28 |
| `typo3` | Bitnami | From 9.0.0 | 9.5.287, 10.4.17, 11.3.0 |
| `typo3/cms-core` | Packagist | From 10.0.0 | 10.4.18 |
| `typo3/cms-core` | Packagist | From 10.0.0 | 10.4.18 |
| `typo3/cms-core` | Packagist | From 11.0.0 | 11.3.1 |
| `typo3/cms-core` | Packagist | From 11.0.0 | 11.3.1 |
| `typo3/cms-core` | Packagist | From 9.0.0 | 9.5.28 |
| `typo3/cms-core` | Packagist | From 9.0.0 | 9.5.28 |

Products: Typo3 Typo3.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-32667?

Upgrade typo3/cms to a fixed version for your release line: 10.4.18, 11.3.1 or 9.5.28.

## Is CVE-2021-32667 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-32667 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Typo3 Typo3

- [CVE-2009-0258](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-0258/): Indexed Search Engine for TYPO3 Command Execution via Metacharacter Injection (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2011-3583](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-3583/): Typo3 SQL injection due to faulty prepared statements (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2011-4628](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-4628/): Typo3 Authentication Bypass (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-24814](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-24814/): Persisted Cross-Site Scripting in Frontend Rendering in typo3 (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-41113](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-41113/): Cross-Site-Request-Forgery in Backend URI Handling in Typo3 (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

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Check this codebase for CVE-2021-32667 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-32667 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Typo3 Typo3, published on 20 Jul 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-32667 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- typo3/cms (Packagist): affected from 10.0.0; fixed in 10.4.18
- typo3/cms (Packagist): affected from 10.0.0; fixed in 10.4.18
- typo3/cms (Packagist): affected from 11.0.0; fixed in 11.3.1
- typo3/cms (Packagist): affected from 11.0.0; fixed in 11.3.1
- typo3/cms (Packagist): affected from 9.0.0; fixed in 9.5.28
- typo3/cms (Packagist): affected from 9.0.0; fixed in 9.5.28
- typo3 (Bitnami): affected from 9.0.0; fixed in 9.5.287, 10.4.17, 11.3.0
- typo3/cms-core (Packagist): affected from 10.0.0; fixed in 10.4.18
- typo3/cms-core (Packagist): affected from 10.0.0; fixed in 10.4.18
- typo3/cms-core (Packagist): affected from 11.0.0; fixed in 11.3.1
- typo3/cms-core (Packagist): affected from 11.0.0; fixed in 11.3.1
- typo3/cms-core (Packagist): affected from 9.0.0; fixed in 9.5.28

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-32667/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-32667/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-32667
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-32667
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-32667

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-32667/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.
