The mailqueue TYPO3 extension has Insecure Deserialization in `TransportFailure` class

Description

Description

The extension fails to properly define allowed classes used when deserializing transport failure metadata. An attacker may exploit this to execute untrusted serialized code. Note that an active exploit requires write access to the directory configured at $GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['MAIL']['transport_spool_filepath'].

Basic information

Type
reviewed
Severity
medium
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Published (advisory)
2026-03-18 16:17:08 UTC
Updated
2026-04-27 16:45:27 UTC
GitHub reviewed
2026-03-18 16:17:08 UTC
NVD published
2026-03-17

EPSS Score

Score Percentile
0.12% 30.04%

CVSS Scores

Base score Version Severity Vector
8.8 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H 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:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
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:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
5.2 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
Attacker needs local access on the target system.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and stable.
Attack requirements (AT:P)
Additional preconditions must be present for exploitation.
Privileges required (PR:L)
Low privileges are required.
User interaction (UI:N)
No user interaction is required.
Vulnerable system confidentiality impact (VC:N)
No confidentiality impact on the vulnerable system.
Vulnerable system integrity impact (VI:L)
Limited integrity impact on the vulnerable system.
Vulnerable system availability impact (VA:N)
No availability impact on the vulnerable system.
Subsequent system confidentiality impact (SC:H)
High confidentiality impact on subsequent systems.
Subsequent system integrity impact (SI:H)
High integrity impact on subsequent systems.
Subsequent system availability impact (SA:H)
High availability impact on subsequent systems.

Identifiers

CWEs

CWE id Name
CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data

Credits

  • eliashaeussler (remediation_developer)

Affected packages (2)

Vulnerable version ranges and first patched releases as published by GitHub.

Ecosystem Package Vulnerable range First patched Vulnerable functions
composer cpsit/typo3-mailqueue < 0.4.5 0.4.5
composer cpsit/typo3-mailqueue >= 0.5.0, < 0.5.2 0.5.2

References

cvelogic Threat Intelligence