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title: "TYPO3-EXT-SA-2014-017: Improper Access Control in WebDav for filemounts (webdav)"
url: "https://news.typo3.com/security/advisory/typo3-ext-sa-2014-017"
description: "It has been discovered that the extension \"WebDav for filemounts\" (webdav) 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-2014-017: Improper Access Control in WebDav for filemounts (webdav)

- Security / [TYPO3 Extensions](https://news.typo3.com/article/category/security/typo3-extensions)

TYPO3-EXT-SA-2014-017: Improper Access Control in WebDav for filemounts (webdav)
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27 November 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 "WebDav for filemounts" (webdav) 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:** November 27, 2014

**Component Type:** Third party extension. This extension is not a part of the TYPO3 default installation.

**Affected Versions:** 2.0.0

**Vulnerability Type:** Improper Access Control

**Severity:** Medium

**Suggested CVSS v2.0:** AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N/E:H/RL:OF/RC:C

**Problem Description:** The extension fails to restrict resource-access via webdav protocol to only those resources the backend user has been granted access to.

**Solution:** Updated version 2.0.1 is available from the TYPO3 extension manager and at [http://typo3.org/extensions/repository/download/webdav/2.0.1/t3x/](http://typo3.org/extensions/repository/download/webdav/2.0.1/t3x/ "Opens external link in new window").

**Credits:** Credits go to extension maintainer Kay Strobach 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.

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