high7.2
CVE-2025-47940
TYPO3 Allows Privilege Escalation to System Maintainer
Impact
### 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.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| composer | typo3/cms-core | >= 10.4.0, <= 10.4.49 | 10.4.50 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Typo3 | Typo3 | from 10.4.0 before 10.4.50 from 11.0.0 before 11.5.44 from 12.0.0 before 12.4.31 from 13.0.0 before 13.4.12 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3/security/advisories/GHSA-6frx-j292-c844
- https://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2025-016
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6frx-j292-c844
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-47940
- https://github.com/TYPO3-CMS/core/commit/a659cc8c0ae05c44dd7f01d13629cdd2d0b7219b