TYPO3 File Indexer Path Traversal - Arbitrary Directory Indexing Abuse
CVE-2026-46724 Published on May 19, 2026
Path Traversal in extension "Faceted Search" (ke_search)
The file indexer does not normalize the configured directory path. A backend user with permission to edit indexer configurations can index documents from arbitrary locations on the server file system through path traversal sequences.
Weakness Type
What is a Directory traversal Vulnerability?
The software uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the software does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
CVE-2026-46724 has been classified to as a Directory traversal vulnerability or weakness.
Affected Versions
TYPO3 Extension "Faceted Search":- Version 7.0.0 and below 7.0.1 is affected.
- Version 6.0.0 and below 6.6.1 is affected.
- Version 5.0.0 and below 5.6.2 is affected.
- Before 4.6.7 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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