# CVE-2012-5890: Front End User Registration (sr_feuser_register) extension for TYPO3 allows remote attackers to obtain user names, passwords

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2012-5890-front-end-user-registration-sr-feuser-register-extension-for-typo3  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-17  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2012-5890 · Severity: medium · CVSS 4 · Published 2022-05-17

Front End User Registration (sr_feuser_register) extension for TYPO3 allows remote attackers to obtain user names, passwords

Technologies: [sjbr/sr-feuser-register (Packagist)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/sjbr-sr-feuser-register). Vendors: [Packagist](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/packagist).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2012-5890 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2012-5890 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2012-5890?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4, published 17 May 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** sjbr/sr-feuser-register (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.6.2.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2012-5890?** Yes. sjbr/sr-feuser-register (Packagist): upgrade to 2.6.2 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2012-5890?** Check whether you run sjbr/sr-feuser-register (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

- sjbr/sr-feuser-register (Packagist): upgrade to 2.6.2 or later

  ```sh
  composer require sjbr/sr-feuser-register:^2.6.2
  ```


## Affected products

- sjbr/sr-feuser-register (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.6.2

## Identifiers

- CVE-2012-5890
- GHSA-m646-h2pw-56h4

## Related threats

- [The Front End User Registration extension for TYPO3 (sr_feuser_register) Remote Code Execution](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-48200-the-front-end-user-registration-extension-for-typo3-sr-feuser)
- [The Front End User Registration extension for TYPO3 (sr_feuser_register) allows Insecure Direct Object Reference](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-48205-the-front-end-user-registration-extension-for-typo3-sr-feuser)
- [Frontend User Registration extension for TYPO3 does not properly verify access rights](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2009-1264-frontend-user-registration-extension-for-typo3-does-not-properly)