--- title: "TYPO3-EXT-SA-2014-009: Cross-Site Scripting in news" url: "https://news.typo3.com/security/advisory/typo3-ext-sa-2014-009" description: "It has been discovered that the extension \"News system\" (news) 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-2014-009: Cross-Site Scripting in news - Security / [TYPO3 Extensions](https://news.typo3.com/article/category/security/typo3-extensions) TYPO3-EXT-SA-2014-009: Cross-Site Scripting in news =================================================== 03 June 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 "News system" (news) is susceptible to Cross-Site Scripting - ![](https://news.typo3.com/typo3temp/assets/t3g/blog/gravatar/60cadc25d9a14674c5c05025d6f818a4.jpeg)[Georg Ringer](https://news.typo3.com/article/author/georg-ringer) **Release Date:** June 3, 2014 **Bulletin update:** September 4, 2014 (affected version clarification) **Component Type:** Third party extension. This extension is not a part of the TYPO3 default installation. **Affected Versions:** version 2.3.0 and below of 2.x.x branch, version 3.0.0 of 3.x.x branch **Vulnerability Type:** Cross-Site Scripting **Severity:** Medium **Suggested CVSS v2.0:** [ AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:H/RL:O/RC:C](http://jvnrss.ise.chuo-u.ac.jp/jtg/cvss/cvss2.cgi?vector=%28AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:H/RL:O/RC:C%29&g=3&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")) **Related CVEs:** [CVE-2011-3642](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-3642), [CVE-2013-1464](http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2013-1464) **Problem Description:** The extension bundles flash files for video and audio playback. Old versions of FlowPlayer and flashmedia are susceptible to Cross-Site Scripting. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. **Solution:** Updated versions 2.3.1 and 3.0.1 are available from the TYPO3 extension manager and at [http://typo3.org/extensions/repository/download/news/2.3.1/](http://typo3.org/extensions/repository/download/news/2.3.1/t3x/ "Opens external link in new window") and [http://typo3.org/extensions/repository/download/news/3.0.1/t3x/](http://typo3.org/extensions/repository/download/news/3.0.1/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 Markus Pieton and Vytautas Paulikas who discovered and reported the issues. **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/99db18b2c6e92024e8936def3dc244e7.jpeg) About the Author [Georg Ringer](https://news.typo3.com/article/author/georg-ringer) TYPO3 developer,Linz, Austria [Website](http://montagmorgen.at/)[Twitter](https://twitter.com/georg_ringer)[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgringer/)[Xing](https://www.xing.com/profile/Georg_Ringer/cv) Georg Ringer has been part of the TYPO3 community more than 10 years and is known for the large number of extensions he has published. He is part of the TYPO3 Core and Security Teams and is also the GDPR Initiative Lead. [More posts by this author](https://news.typo3.com/article/author/georg-ringer)