CVE-2022-47408

An issue was discovered in the fp_newsletter (aka Newsletter subscriber management) extension before 1.1.1, 1.2.0, 2.x before 2.1.2, 2.2.1 through 2.4.0, and 3.x before 3.2.6 for TYPO3. There is a CAPTCHA bypass that can lead to subscribing many people.

Published: 2022-12-14 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2022-47408 is rated Moderate Risk (53/100): CVSS Critical severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.65%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-47408

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.15% 0.65% +0.50%
2 2026-01-07 0.07% 0.15% +0.08%
3 2025-11-21 0.07%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-47408

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.1 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
3.9 5.2 [email protected]
9.1 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
3.9 5.2 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-47408

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2022-47408

GHSA-f683-35w9-28g5 · Severity: critical · Ecosystem: composer — Multiple vulnerabilities in extension "Newsletter subscriber management" (fp_newsletter)

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-47408

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
fp_newsletter_project fp_newsletter < 1.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:fp_newsletter_project:fp_newsletter:*:*:*:*:*:typo3:*:*
fp_newsletter_project fp_newsletter >= 2.0.0, < 2.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:fp_newsletter_project:fp_newsletter:*:*:*:*:*:typo3:*:*
fp_newsletter_project fp_newsletter >= 2.2.1, <= 2.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:fp_newsletter_project:fp_newsletter:*:*:*:*:*:typo3:*:*
fp_newsletter_project fp_newsletter >= 3.0.0, < 3.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:fp_newsletter_project:fp_newsletter:*:*:*:*:*:typo3:*:*
fp_newsletter_project fp_newsletter 1.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:fp_newsletter_project:fp_newsletter:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:typo3:*:*

References for CVE-2022-47408

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