CVE-2017-7581

CRITICAL

TYPO3 News module <5.3.2 - SQL Injection

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2017-7581. PoCs published by Marco Rivoli, Charles Fol, including Metasploit module auxiliary/admin/http/typo3_news_module_sqli.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This Metasploit module exploits a SQL injection vulnerability in TYPO3's News module (CVE-2017-7581) to extract administrator credentials via blind SQLi. It manipulates the ordering of news articles to infer characters in the username and password hash.

Description

SQL injection vulnerability in NewsController.php in the News module 5.3.2 and earlier for TYPO3 allows unauthenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via vectors involving overwriteDemand for order and OrderByAllowed.

Exploits (1)

metasploit WORKING POC
by Marco Rivoli, Charles Fol · rubypoc
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/admin/http/typo3_news_module_sqli.rb

This Metasploit module exploits a SQL injection vulnerability in TYPO3's News module (CVE-2017-7581) to extract administrator credentials via blind SQLi. It manipulates the ordering of news articles to infer characters in the username and password hash.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: TYPO3 News Module <= 5.3.2
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to a vulnerable TYPO3 instance with the News module installed · At least two news articles with distinct titles
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Exploit, Patch, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.ambionics.io/blog/typo3-news-module-sqli

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.6451
EPSS Percentile 98.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-89
Status published
Products (1)
news_system_project/news_system < 5.3.2
Published Apr 07, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026