CVE-2025-47940
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CVE-2025-47940 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.2/10 on the CVSS scale. 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. EPSS estimates a 0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Typo3 | Typo3 | >= 10.4.0, < 10.4.50 |
| Typo3 | Typo3 | >= 11.0.0, < 11.5.44 |
| Typo3 | Typo3 | >= 12.0.0, < 12.4.31 |
| Typo3 | Typo3 | >= 13.0.0, < 13.4.12 |
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