CVE-2012-5890: Front End User Registration (sr_feuser_register) extension for TYPO3 allows remote attackers to obtain user names, passwords

May 17, 2022 (updated October 31, 2025)

The Front End User Registration (sr_feuser_register) extension before 2.6.2 for TYPO3 allows remote attackers to obtain user names and passwords via the (1) edit perspective or (2) autologin feature.

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80145
github.com/TYPO3-extensions/sr_feuser_register
github.com/advisories/GHSA-m646-h2pw-56h4
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5890
web.archive.org/web/20120715071728/http://typo3.org/teams/security/security-bulletins/typo3-extensions/typo3-ext-sa-2012-002

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