HighGHSA-6frx-j292-c844CVE-2025-47940

TYPO3 Allows Privilege Escalation to System Maintainer

Published 20 May 2025 · Updated 20 May 2025

Affected packages

typo3/cms-coreComposer
Affected
>=10.4.0 <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

Details

Problem

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.

Solution

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

Credits

Thanks to Alexander Künzl for reporting this issue, and to TYPO3 core & security team member Oliver Hader for fixing it.

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References

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