# CVE-2019-16698: direct_mail for Typo3 sensitive data exposure

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2019-16698-direct-mail-for-typo3-sensitive-data-exposure  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-24  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2019-16698 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-05-24

direct_mail for Typo3 sensitive data exposure

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-2019-16698 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2019-16698 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2019-16698?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 24 May 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** directmailteam/direct-mail (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=5.2.3.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2019-16698?** Yes. directmailteam/direct-mail (Packagist): upgrade to 5.2.3 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2019-16698?** 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 5.2.3 or later

  ```sh
  composer require directmailteam/direct-mail:^5.2.3
  ```


## Affected products

- directmailteam/direct-mail (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=5.2.3

## Identifiers

- CVE-2019-16698
- GHSA-j2w4-45qm-r674

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