LowGHSA-3jrg-97f3-rqh9CVE-2025-47938

TYPO3 Unverified Password Change for Backend Users

Published 20 May 2025 · Updated 20 May 2025

Affected packages

typo3/cms-coreComposer
Affected
>=9.0.0 <9.5.51
Fixed in
9.5.51
Update to the fixed version for your release line, for example:composer require typo3/cms-core:^9.5.51
typo3/cms-setupComposer
Affected
>=9.0.0 <9.5.51
Fixed in
9.5.51
Update to the fixed version for your release line, for example:composer require typo3/cms-setup:^9.5.51
typo3/cms-coreComposer
Affected
>=10.0.0 <10.4.50
Fixed in
10.4.50
Update to the fixed version for your release line, for example:composer require typo3/cms-core:^10.4.50
typo3/cms-coreComposer
Affected
>=11.0.0 <11.5.44
Fixed in
11.5.44
Update to the fixed version for your release line, for example:composer require typo3/cms-core:^11.5.44
typo3/cms-coreComposer
Affected
>=12.0.0 <12.4.31
Fixed in
12.4.31
Update to the fixed version for your release line, for example:composer require typo3/cms-core:^12.4.31
typo3/cms-coreComposer
Affected
>=13.0.0 <13.4.12
Fixed in
13.4.12
Update to the fixed version for your release line, for example:composer require typo3/cms-core:^13.4.12
typo3/cms-setupComposer
Affected
>=10.0.0 <10.4.50
Fixed in
10.4.50
Update to the fixed version for your release line, for example:composer require typo3/cms-setup:^10.4.50
typo3/cms-setupComposer
Affected
>=11.0.0 <11.5.44
Fixed in
11.5.44
Update to the fixed version for your release line, for example:composer require typo3/cms-setup:^11.5.44
typo3/cms-setupComposer
Affected
>=12.0.0 <12.4.31
Fixed in
12.4.31
Update to the fixed version for your release line, for example:composer require typo3/cms-setup:^12.4.31
typo3/cms-setupComposer
Affected
>=13.0.0 <13.4.12
Fixed in
13.4.12
Update to the fixed version for your release line, for example:composer require typo3/cms-setup:^13.4.12

Details

Problem

The backend user management interface allows password changes without requiring the current password. When an administrator updates their own account or modifies other user accounts via the admin interface, the current password is not requested for verification.

This behavior may lower the protection against unauthorized access in scenarios where an admin session is hijacked or left unattended, as it enables password changes without additional authentication.

Solution

Update to TYPO3 versions 9.5.51 ELTS, 10.4.50 ELTS, 11.5.44 ELTS, 12.4.31 LTS, 13.4.12 LTS that fix the problem described.

> [!NOTE] > In these versions, administrators are required to verify their identity through step-up authentication (also known as sudo mode) when changing backend user passwords.

Credits

Thanks to the National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) of Switzerland for reporting this issue, and to TYPO3 core & security team member Benjamin Franzke for fixing it.

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References

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