CVE-2014-6288: TYPO3 powermail extension allows remote attackers to bypass CAPTCHA protection mechanism

CVE-2014-6288 · Severity: medium · CVSS 4 · Published 2022-05-17

TYPO3 powermail extension allows remote attackers to bypass CAPTCHA protection mechanism

Technologies: in2code/powermail (Packagist). Vendors: Packagist.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2014-6288 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2014-6288 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2014-6288?
Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4, published 17 May 2022.
Which products and versions are affected?
in2code/powermail (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.0.0,fixed=2.0.11.
Is there a fix for CVE-2014-6288?
Yes. in2code/powermail (Packagist): upgrade to 2.0.11 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2014-6288?
Check whether you run in2code/powermail (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

  • in2code/powermail (Packagist): upgrade to 2.0.11 or later
    composer require in2code/powermail:^2.0.11

Affected products

  • in2code/powermail (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.0.0,fixed=2.0.11

Identifiers

  • CVE-2014-6288
  • GHSA-2jq7-pgqq-gqqj

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