--- title: "TYPO3-EXT-SA-2014-008: Cross-Site Scripting in gridelements" url: "https://news.typo3.com/security/advisory/typo3-ext-sa-2014-008" description: "It has been discovered that the extension \"Grid Elements\" (gridelements) is susceptible to Cross-Site Scripting" image: "https://news.typo3.com/_assets/d1e01514e4c4a5b3147940fa2ec50682/Images/og-image-news.jpg" date: 2026-06-11 modified: 2026-06-11 categories: - TYPO3 Extensions --- # TYPO3-EXT-SA-2014-008: Cross-Site Scripting in gridelements - Security / [TYPO3 Extensions](https://news.typo3.com/article/category/security/typo3-extensions) TYPO3-EXT-SA-2014-008: Cross-Site Scripting in gridelements =========================================================== 27 May 2014 ![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 the extension "Grid Elements" (gridelements) is susceptible to Cross-Site Scripting - ![](https://news.typo3.com/typo3temp/assets/t3g/blog/gravatar/7569d41262328e5ed8d27b53e03970ec.png)[Helmut Hummel](https://news.typo3.com/article/author/helmut-hummel) **Release Date:** May 27, 2014 **Component Type:** Third party extension. This extension is not a part of the TYPO3 default installation. **Affected Versions:** 2.0.2 and below, 1.5.0 and below **Vulnerability Type:** Cross-Site Scripting **Severity:** Low **Suggested CVSS v2.0:** [AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N/E:F/RL:O/RC:C](http://jvnrss.ise.chuo-u.ac.jp/jtg/cvss/cvss2.cgi?vector=%28AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N/E:F/RL:O/RC:C%29&g=2&lang=en "CVSS calculator") ([What's that?](http://buzz.typo3.org/teams/security/article/use-of-common-vulnerability-scoring-system-in-typo3-security-advisories/ "Blog post on CVSS usage")) **CVE:** CVE-2014-3949 **Problem Description:** Failing to properly sanitize user input, the layout wizard provided by the extension gridelements is susceptible to Cross-Site Scripting. A valid backend user login with permission to access the layout wizard is required for this vulnerability to be exploited. **Solution:** Updated versions 2.0.3 and 1.5.1 are available from the TYPO3 extension manager and at [http://typo3.org/extensions/repository/download/gridelements/2.0.3/](http://typo3.org/extensions/repository/download/gridelements/2.0.3/t3x/ "Opens external link in new window") and [http://typo3.org/extensions/repository/download/gridelements/1.5.1/t3x/t3x/](http://typo3.org/extensions/repository/download/gridelements/1.5.1/t3x/ "Opens external link in new window"). Users of the extension are advised to update the extension as soon as possible. **Credits:** Credits go to Security Team Member Georg Ringer who discovered and reported the issue. **General advice:** Follow the recommendations that are given in the [TYPO3 Security Guide](http://docs.typo3.org/typo3cms/SecurityGuide/ "Initiates file download"). Please subscribe to the [typo3-announce mailing list](http://lists.typo3.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/typo3-announce "Opens external link in new window") to receive future Security Bulletins via E-mail. ![](https://news.typo3.com/typo3temp/assets/t3g/blog/gravatar/bb9efc51bced8582e7b8c235f4b5f2b5.png) About the Author [Helmut Hummel](https://news.typo3.com/article/author/helmut-hummel) [More posts by this author](https://news.typo3.com/article/author/helmut-hummel)