CVE-2023-50461
⚠️ highSummary
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.
CVSS Score
8.8
High
EPSS Score
0.3
Exploit Probability
Published Date
2026-09-14
First Seen: 2026-09-16
📊 Relative Risk Intelligence
This CVE is High Risk - more severe than 80.8% of all 357,695 vulnerabilities in our database.
#68,611
Top 25% most severe
Severity Percentile
🎯 CISA SSVC Assessment Updated: Sep 14, 2026
🔍 Exploitation Status
None
No known exploits
⚙️ Automatable
NO
Requires human interaction
💥 Technical Impact
Total
Complete system compromise possible
SSVC data provided by
CISA
Last Modified
2026-09-14
Source
NVD 🔗
CVSS Vector 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE IDs (Weakness Types)