Is CVE-2011-5079 being actively exploited?

CVE-2011-5079 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2011-5079?

CVE-2011-5079 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.8 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2011-5079

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.8EPSS 1.1%EU EUVD

Open redirect vulnerability in the Modern FAQ (irfaq) extension 1.1.2 and other versions before 1.1.4 for TYPO3 allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via a URL, probably in the "return url parameter."

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.8 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-20
EPSS score: 1.1% (66th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2011-4979)
Published: February 14, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2011-4979 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 16, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

netcreators / irfaq
netcreators / irfaq
netcreators / irfaq
netcreators / irfaq
netcreators / irfaq
typo3 / typo3

References

http://osvdb.org/78750
http://secunia.com/advisories/47823(Vendor Advisory)
http://typo3.org/extensions/repository/view/irfaq/1.1.4/info/ChangeLog/(Patch)
http://typo3.org/teams/security/security-bulletins/typo3-extensions/typo3-ext-sa-2012-001/(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51845

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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