High severity · published May 20, 2025
CVE-2025-47940
TYPO3 is an open source, PHP based web content management system
7.2
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 39% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
TY
Typo3 · Typo3
10.4.0 before 10.4.50; 11.0.0 before 11.5.44; 12.0.0 before 12.4.31; 13.0.0 before 13.4.12 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-47940
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-47940
Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3/security/advisories/GHSA-6frx-j292-c844
Vendor Advisory
https://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2025-016
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