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Vulnerability record · CVE-2025-47940 · published 20 May 2025

CVE-2025-47940: Typo3 vulnerability

Typo3 · Typo3

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.

7.2 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 0.44% · top 63.9% CWE-283 · CWE-283
7.2CVSS 3.1 base score
0.44%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3/security/advisories/GHSA-6frx-j292-c844 Vendor Advisory
https://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2025-016 Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2025-47940), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-11). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.