GHSA-3jrg-97f3-rqh9 CVE-2025-47938
TYPO3 Unverified Password Change for Backend Users
- Severity
- 3.8 / 10
- Low · CVSS 3.1
- Exploit chance (EPSS)
- 0.27%
- Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Higher than 20.00% of scored vulnerabilities.
- Known exploited
- No
- Not in CISA's catalog
- Weakness
- CWE-620 Unverified Password Change
- Fix
- Available
- 2 packages have a fixed version
Description
Problem
The backend user management interface allows password changes without requiring the current password. When an administrator updates their own account or modifies other user accounts via the admin interface, the current password is not requested for verification.
This behavior may lower the protection against unauthorized access in scenarios where an admin session is hijacked or left unattended, as it enables password changes without additional authentication.
Solution
Update to TYPO3 versions 9.5.51 ELTS, 10.4.50 ELTS, 11.5.44 ELTS, 12.4.31 LTS, 13.4.12 LTS that fix the problem described.
[!NOTE] In these versions, administrators are required to verify their identity through step-up authentication (also known as sudo mode) when changing backend user passwords.
Credits
Thanks to the National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) of Switzerland for reporting this issue, and to TYPO3 core & security team member Benjamin Franzke for fixing it.
Affected versions
Packagist
| Package | Vulnerable | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| typo3/cms-core | >= 9.0.0, < 9.5.51 |
9.5.51 |
| typo3/cms-core | >= 10.0.0, < 10.4.50 |
10.4.50 |
| typo3/cms-core | >= 11.0.0, < 11.5.44 |
11.5.44 |
| typo3/cms-core | >= 12.0.0, < 12.4.31 |
12.4.31 |
| typo3/cms-core | >= 13.0.0, < 13.4.12 |
13.4.12 |
| typo3/cms-setup | >= 9.0.0, < 9.5.51 |
9.5.51 |
| typo3/cms-setup | >= 10.0.0, < 10.4.50 |
10.4.50 |
| typo3/cms-setup | >= 11.0.0, < 11.5.44 |
11.5.44 |
| typo3/cms-setup | >= 12.0.0, < 12.4.31 |
12.4.31 |
| typo3/cms-setup | >= 13.0.0, < 13.4.12 |
13.4.12 |
How to fix
Move to the fixed version or later with your package manager, update the lockfile, and run your tests. If the package only arrives through another dependency, upgrade that dependency first. If none of its releases pulls a fixed version yet, force the version with your package manager's override.
typo3/cms-core Packagist → 9.5.51
- composer
composer require typo3/cms-core:^9.5.51
typo3/cms-setup Packagist → 9.5.51
- composer
composer require typo3/cms-setup:^9.5.51
Severity breakdown
CVSS 3.1 3.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Weakness
CWE-620: Unverified Password Change
When setting a new password for a user, the product does not require knowledge of the original password, or using another form of authentication.
How to prevent it
- Architecture and Design: When prompting for a password change, force the user to provide the original password in addition to the new password.
- Architecture and Design: Do not use "forgotten password" functionality. But if you must, ensure that you are only providing information to the actual user, e.g. by using an email address or challenge question that the legitimate user already provided in the past; do not allow the current user to change this identity information until the correct password has been provided.
References
Advisories
Other links
Timeline
- Published
- Last updated by the source
- Latest EPSS score
Related advisories
| Advisory | Severity | Why it's related |
|---|---|---|
| GHSA-68jx-f42c-7599 TYPO3 CMS - Broken Access Control in Backend and Install Tool | High | Also affects typo3/cms-core |
| GHSA-chm7-4vch-h8vr TYPO3 CMS has Broken Access Control in its Media Module | High | Also affects typo3/cms-core |
| GHSA-jh32-v29g-68pq TYPO3 CMS has Privilege Escalation & SQL Injection in its Form Framework | High | Also affects typo3/cms-core |
| GHSA-c78m-c52x-jgwp TYPO3 CMS has Insecure Deserialization via Core API | Medium | Also affects typo3/cms-core |
| GHSA-jf56-v8jc-jcc5 TYPO3 CMS has Broken Access Control in its File Abstraction Layer | Low | Also affects typo3/cms-core |
| GHSA-2j54-93q2-3hjq TYPO3 CMS has Broken Access Control in Backend API | Medium | Also affects typo3/cms-core |
| GHSA-q93m-25xv-94hh TYPO3 CMS: Broken Access Control in Media Module | Medium | Also affects typo3/cms-core |
| GHSA-qcmw-6rm2-5x78 TYPO3 CMS has Broken Access Control in its DataHandler | Medium | Also affects typo3/cms-core |
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