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CVE-2019-16698· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

The direct_mail (aka Direct Mail) extension through 5.2.2 for TYPO3 has a missing access check in the backend module, allowing a user (with

The direct_mail (aka Direct Mail) extension through 5.2.2 for TYPO3 has a missing access check in the backend module, allowing a user (with restricted permissions to the fe_users table) to view and export data of frontend users who are subscribed to a newsletter.

MediumCVSS 4.3 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Oct 16, 2019
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
0.7% · 51th percentile
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Action score

17

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
17 / 40 · 4.3 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.7%

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Affected systems

VendorProduct
dkddirect mail

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • dkd direct mailup to 5.2.2 inclusive

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Packagistdirectmailteam/direct-mailbefore 5.2.35.2.3

Same product

dkd: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2013-7400The Direct Mail (direct_mail) extension before 3.1.2 for TYPO3 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by leveraging imprope
    30Monitor
  • CVE-2020-12699The direct_mail extension through 5.2.3 for TYPO3 has an Open Redirect via jumpUrl.
    24Monitor
  • CVE-2020-12697The direct_mail extension through 5.2.3 for TYPO3 allows Denial of Service via log entries.
    21Monitor
  • CVE-2020-12700The direct_mail extension through 5.2.3 for TYPO3 allows Information Disclosure via a newsletter subscriber data Special Query.
    17Monitor
  • CVE-2020-12698The direct_mail extension through 5.2.3 for TYPO3 has Broken Access Control for newsletter subscriber tables.
    17Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Packagist:directmailteam/direct-mail5.2.3Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
low · data can be read
Integrity
none
Availability
none
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
Low
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-862 · Missing Authorization

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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