CVE-2025-47940

TYPO3 CMS Vulnerable to Privilege Escalation to System Maintainer

Published: May 20, 2025Updated: Sep 3, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-283

7.2HIGH

Description

TYPO3 is an open source, PHP based web content management system. Starting in version 10.0.0 and prior to versions 10.4.50 ELTS, 11.5.44 ELTS, 12.4.31 LTS, and 13.4.12 LTS, administrator-level backend users without system maintainer privileges can escalate their privileges and gain system maintainer access. Exploiting this vulnerability requires a valid administrator account. Users should update to TYPO3 version 10.4.50 ELTS, 11.5.44 ELTS, 12.4.31 LTS, or 13.4.12 LTS to fix the problem.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:HPrivileges Required

High

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:HConfidentiality

High

I:HIntegrity

High

A:HAvailability

High

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Weaknesses

CWE-283

Affected Products

TYPO3

oss-project·DEaka typo3 cms, typo3cms

package-ecosystem

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

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References

https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3/security/advisories/GHSA-6frx-j292-c844

github.com

https://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2025-016

typo3.org

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-47940

nvd.nist.gov

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