Address DirectoryApplication · TYPO3
CVE-2008-3038
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedSQL injection vulnerability in the Address Directory (sp_directory) extension 0.2.10 and earlier for TYPO3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspecified vectors.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceSQL injection vulnerability in the Address Directory (sp_directory) TYPO3 extension versions 0.2.10 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands through unsanitized input parameters.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Address DirectoryApplication
<= 0.2.10CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if sp_directory extension is installedAccess TYPO3 backend, navigate to Extension Manager, and search for 'sp_directory' or 'Address Directory' in the installed extensions listAffected if The extension appears in the installed extensions list
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Determine installed version of sp_directoryIn the Extension Manager, click on the sp_directory extension entry and view the version number displayed in the extension detailsAffected if Version is 0.2.10 or lower, or if no version number is displayed (indicating very old version)
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Check if extension is actively loadedReview the extension's configuration in the TYPO3 backend and verify the extension is not uninstalled but present in the systemAffected if Extension is loaded and enabled on the TYPO3 instance
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Identify if the vulnerable parameters are exposedExamine the frontend plugins orTypoScript configuration that uses sp_directory functionality - look for URL parameters that may be passed to the extension (such as search parameters or ID parameters)Affected if The extension is publicly accessible and accepts user input through URL parameters without sanitization
A system is affected if the sp_directory TYPO3 extension versions 0.2.10 or earlier is installed and enabled, with its database query functionality exposed to user-supplied input parameters.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade the sp_directory extension to a version newer than 0.2.10, or implement parameterized queries/input validation on all user-supplied parameters before database queries.
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Scoped from the published advisory
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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