# CVE-2009-4159: TYPO3 Direct Mail Extension Vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2009-4159-typo3-direct-mail-extension-vulnerable-to-cross-site-scripting-xss  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-02  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2009-4159 · Severity: medium · CVSS 4 · Published 2022-05-02

TYPO3 Direct Mail Extension Vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Technologies: [directmailteam/direct-mail (Packagist)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/directmailteam-direct-mail). Vendors: [Packagist](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/packagist).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2009-4159 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2009-4159 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2009-4159?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4, published 2 May 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** directmailteam/direct-mail (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.6.5.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2009-4159?** Yes. directmailteam/direct-mail (Packagist): upgrade to 2.6.5 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2009-4159?** Check whether you run directmailteam/direct-mail (Packagist) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- directmailteam/direct-mail (Packagist): upgrade to 2.6.5 or later

  ```sh
  composer require directmailteam/direct-mail:^2.6.5
  ```


## Affected products

- directmailteam/direct-mail (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.6.5

## Identifiers

- CVE-2009-4159
- GHSA-7x6f-jvmg-6fgp

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