---
id: CVE-2023-50461
title: >-
  An issue was discovered in the direct_mail (aka Direct Mail) extension through
  9.5.1 for TYPO3
summary: >-
  An issue was discovered in the direct_mail (aka Direct Mail) extension through
  9.5.1 for TYPO3. The Configuration backend module of the extension allows an
  authenticated user to write to an arbitrary TSConfig page for folders
  configured …
severity: high
cvss: 8.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-863
vendor: TYPO3
product: direct_mail
affected:
  - direct_mail < 6.0.3
  - direct_mail >= 7.0.0 < 7.0.3
  - direct_mail >= 8.0.0 < 9.5.2
published: '2026-09-14'
updated: '2026-09-22'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-22T20:00:03.713'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-50461'
references:
  - url: 'https://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-ext-sa-2023-011'
    label: cve@mitre.org
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00325
epssPercentile: 0.25817
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-09-14T16:12:11.560657Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-14T15:23:07.465Z'
---

## Overview

An issue was discovered in the direct_mail (aka Direct Mail) extension through 9.5.1 for TYPO3. The Configuration backend module of the extension allows an authenticated user to write to an arbitrary TSConfig page for folders configured as Direct Mail. Exploiting this may lead to Configuration Injection (TYPO3 10.4 and above) and to Arbitrary Code Execution (TYPO3 9.5 and below). A valid backend user account, with access to the Direct Mail Configuration backend module, is needed to exploit this.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.