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title: "TYPO3-EXT-SA-2015-009: SQL Injection vulnerability in extension Store Locator (locator)"
url: "https://news.typo3.com/security/advisory/typo3-ext-sa-2015-009"
description: "It has been discovered that the extension \"Store Locator\" (locator) is susceptible to SQL Injection"
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date: 2026-06-11
modified: 2026-06-11
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  - TYPO3 Extensions
---

# TYPO3-EXT-SA-2015-009: SQL Injection vulnerability in extension Store Locator (locator)

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

TYPO3-EXT-SA-2015-009: SQL Injection vulnerability in extension Store Locator (locator)
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15 June 2015

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It has been discovered that the extension "Store Locator" (locator) is susceptible to SQL Injection

- ![](https://news.typo3.com/typo3temp/assets/t3g/blog/gravatar/bbf959d8e683550c90ae922aff9145d8.jpeg)[Marcus Krause](https://news.typo3.com/article/author/marcus-krause)

**Release Date:** June 15, 2015

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

**Affected Versions:**  version 3.3.0 and below

**Vulnerability Type:** SQL Injection

**Severity:** High

**Suggested CVSS v2.0:** [AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:P/E:F/RL:U/RC:C](http://jvnrss.ise.chuo-u.ac.jp/jtg/cvss/cvss2.cgi?vector=%28AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:P/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:** not assigned yet

**Problem Description:** Failing to properly sanitize user-supplied input, the extension is vulnerable to SQL-Injection.

**Solution:** An updated version 3.3.1 is available from the TYPO3 Extension Manager and at [http://typo3.org/extensions/repository/download/locator/3.3.1/t3x/](http://typo3.org/extensions/repository/download/locator/3.3.1/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 Franz G. Jahn 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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[Marcus Krause](https://news.typo3.com/article/author/marcus-krause)

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