CVE-2025-7899 Insecure Direct Object Reference in extension "powermail" (powermail)
Attackers can download arbitrary files from the webserver via insecure direct object reference in the powermail extension.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-7899?
CVE-2025-7899 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in TYPO3 Extension "powermail", published on 22 Jul 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The powermail extension for TYPO3 allows Insecure Direct Object Reference resulting in download of arbitrary files from the webserver. This issue affects powermail version 12.0.0 up to 12.5.2 and version 13.0.0
Weakness: CWE-639
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-7899?
4 open source packages ship an affected version, including in2code/powermail.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
in2code/powermail Packagist | From 12.0.0 | 12.5.3 |
in2code/powermail Packagist | From 12.0.0 | 12.5.3 |
in2code/powermail Packagist | From 13.0.0 | 13.0.1 |
in2code/powermail Packagist | From 13.0.0 | 13.0.1 |
How do I fix CVE-2025-7899?
Upgrade in2code/powermail to a fixed version for your release line: 12.5.3 or 13.0.1.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2025-7899 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-7899 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x769-3cwv-f8hc.