TYPO3 security

Basics and attack patterns

12 of 60 questions in the app

Basic pattern of vulnerabilities

  1. Which pattern lies behind most web vulnerabilities? Easy
  2. Which input may a TYPO3 extension trust without checking it? Easy

Types of threats

  1. What happens in cross-site scripting (XSS)? Easy
  2. What does an attacker attempt with SQL injection? Easy
  3. What characterises cross-site request forgery (CSRF)? Easy
  4. What does information disclosure mean? Easy
  5. Why is "security by obscurity" not considered protection? Easy

Attack process

  1. Why do requests for /wp-login.php appear on a new website after only a few days? Easy

OWASP Top 10

  1. Which categories are new in the OWASP Top 10:2025? Medium
  2. To which rank did Security Misconfiguration rise in the OWASP Top 10:2025? Medium

Basic pattern of vulnerabilities

  1. Which of the following cases follow the pattern "data turns into code"? Hard

Cross-site scripting

  1. A guestbook outputs entries with <f:format.raw>. A visitor saves a script that every reader executes. Which classifications are correct? Hard

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