--- title: "TYPO3-EXT-SA-2014-014: Improper Access Control vulnerability in extension fal_sftp (fal_sftp)" url: "https://news.typo3.com/security/advisory/typo3-ext-sa-2014-014" description: "It has been discovered that the extension \"fal_sftp\" (fal_sftp) is susceptible to Improper Access Control." 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-2014-014: Improper Access Control vulnerability in extension fal_sftp (fal_sftp) - Security / [TYPO3 Extensions](https://news.typo3.com/article/category/security/typo3-extensions) TYPO3-EXT-SA-2014-014: Improper Access Control vulnerability in extension fal\_sftp (fal\_sftp) =============================================================================================== 17 October 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 "fal\_sftp" (fal\_sftp) is susceptible to Improper Access Control. - ![](https://news.typo3.com/typo3temp/assets/t3g/blog/gravatar/bbf959d8e683550c90ae922aff9145d8.jpeg)[Marcus Krause](https://news.typo3.com/article/author/marcus-krause) **Release Date:** October 17, 2014 **Bulletin Update:** October 18, 2014 (added CVE) **Component Type:** Third party extension. This extension is not a part of the TYPO3 default installation. **Affected Versions:** 0.2.4, 0.2.5 **Vulnerability Type:** Improper Access Control **Severity:** Medium **Suggested CVSS v2.0:** AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C **CVE:** CVE-2014-8327 **Problem Description:** Configured permissions of newly created files and folders for the sFTP driver are set incorrectly. **Solution:** Updated version 0.2.6 is available from the TYPO3 extension manager and at [http://typo3.org/extensions/repository/download/fal\_sftp/0.2.6/t3x/](http://typo3.org/extensions/repository/download/fal_sftp/0.2.6/t3x/ "Opens external link in new window"). Please check your existing setup and fix permission if needed! Users of the extension are advised to update the extension as soon as possible. **Credits:** Credits go to Jost Baron 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/b5c88386e5b1d8fca79d0652427922d2.jpeg) About the Author [Marcus Krause](https://news.typo3.com/article/author/marcus-krause) [More posts by this author](https://news.typo3.com/article/author/marcus-krause)