--- title: "TYPO3-CORE-SA-2018-011: Denial of Service in Online Media Asset Handling" url: "https://news.typo3.com/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2018-011" description: It has been discovered, that TYPO3 CMS is susceptible to information disclosure. image: "https://news.typo3.com/_assets/d1e01514e4c4a5b3147940fa2ec50682/Images/og-image-news.jpg" date: 2026-06-11 modified: 2026-06-11 categories: - "Developer & Technology" - TYPO3 CMS --- # TYPO3-CORE-SA-2018-011: Denial of Service in Online Media Asset Handling - [Developer & Technology](https://news.typo3.com/article/category/developer-technology) - Security / [TYPO3 CMS](https://news.typo3.com/article/category/security/typo3-cms) TYPO3-CORE-SA-2018-011: Denial of Service in Online Media Asset Handling ======================================================================== 11 December 2018 ![A laptop screen displaying a list of security advisories](https://news.typo3.com/typo3temp/assets/_processed_/d/c/csm_security_blog_default_77f8e86036.webp) It has been discovered, that TYPO3 CMS is susceptible to information disclosure. - ![](https://news.typo3.com/typo3temp/assets/t3g/blog/gravatar/b8266fdc667b773926c59081862ab148.jpeg)[Oliver Hader](https://news.typo3.com/article/author/oliver-hader) - **Component Type:** TYPO3 CMS - **Vulnerable subcomponent:** Online media asset handling - **Release Date:** December 11, 2018 - **Vulnerability Type:** Denial of Service - **Affected Versions:** 7.0.0-7.6.31, 8.0.0-8.7.20 and 9.0.0-9.5.1 - **Severity:** Medium - **Suggested CVSS v3.0:** [AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:F/RL:O/RC:C](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln-metrics/cvss/v3-calculator?vector=AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:F/RL:O/RC:C) - **CVE:** not assigned yet ### Problem Description Online Media Asset Handling (\*.youtube and \*.vimeo files) in the TYPO3 backend is vulnerable to denial of service. Putting large files with according file extensions results in high consumption of system resources. This can lead to exceeding limits of the current PHP process which results in a dysfunctional backend component. A valid backend user account or write access on the server system (e.g. SFTP) is needed in order to exploit this vulnerability. ### Solution Update to TYPO3 versions 7.6.32, 8.7.21 or 9.5.2 that fix the problem described. ### Credits Thanks to Michael Schams who reported this issue and to TYPO3 core team member Oliver Hader who fixed the issue. ### General Advice Follow the recommendations that are given in the [TYPO3 Security Guide](https://docs.typo3.org/typo3cms/CoreApiReference/Security/Index.html#security). Please subscribe to the [typo3-announce](http://lists.typo3.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/typo3-announce) mailing list. ### General Note All security related code changes are tagged so that you can easily look them up in our [review system](https://review.typo3.org/#/q/status:merged+project:Packages/TYPO3.CMS+topic:security,n,z). ![](https://news.typo3.com/typo3temp/assets/t3g/blog/gravatar/cc7cba9757f98fbe05023a139119df74.jpeg) About the Author [Oliver Hader](https://news.typo3.com/article/author/oliver-hader) Core Developer at TYPO3 GmbH,Hof, Germany [Website](https://typo3.com)[Twitter](https://twitter.com/ohader)[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliverhader/)[Xing](https://www.xing.com/profile/Oliver_Hader) Oliver started to work with TYPO3 in 2005 and was fascinated by the product and its universe. Since 2007 he is member of the TYPO3 Core Team. After going back to university in 2014 for achieving a postgraduate master degree in internet web science, he is now researching on advanced web technology topics in general and for TYPO3 in particular. In his spare time, Oliver loves to go cycling cross-country in the uplands around Hof (Germany) in northern Bavaria - at the region where he's living as well. [More posts by this author](https://news.typo3.com/article/author/oliver-hader)