Lesson 2 — Steps to Address and Document Vulnerabilities in TYPO3 Core

Prerequisites and goals

Prerequisites

Theoretical prerequisites

This lesson assumes that you already know the following:

  • Understand TYPO3 custom code security architecture and principles
  • Learn comprehensive input validation and security methods
  • Master secure API usage in custom TYPO3 code
  • Study extension security testing and validation approaches

Practical prerequisites

Before you start this lesson, please have the following things ready:

  • Implement security patterns in TYPO3 custom development
  • Apply comprehensive input validation across custom code
  • Create secure API implementations for custom features
  • Test custom code against TYPO3 security standards

Goals

Theoretical goals

By the end of this lesson, you should know the following:

  • Master TYPO3 core vulnerability assessment methods
  • Learn standardized security documentation procedures in TYPO3
  • Understand vulnerability reporting channels and processes
  • Study core security patch verification techniques

Practical goals

By the end of this lesson, you should have completed the following:

  • Document core vulnerabilities following TYPO3 security standards
  • Process and report security issues through channels
  • Apply vulnerability assessment techniques to core issues
  • Verify and validate core security fixes

Learning resources

Teacher's instructions

Student's instructions