Low severity · published May 20, 2025
CVE-2025-47938
TYPO3 Vulnerable to Unverified Password Change for Backend Users
3.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
TYPO3 is an open source, PHP based web content management system. Starting in version 9.0.0 and prior to versions 9.5.51 ELTS, 10.4.50 ELTS, 11.5.44 ELTS, 12.4.31 LTS, and 13.4.12 LTS, 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. Users should update to TYPO3 version 9.5.51 ELTS, 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:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 20% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
TY
typo3 · TYPO3
>= 9.0.0, < 9.5.51; >= 10.0.0, < 10.4.50; >= 11.0.0, < 11.5.44; >= 12.0.0, < 12.4.31; >= 13.0.0, < 13.4.12 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-47938
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-47938
Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3/security/advisories/GHSA-3jrg-97f3-rqh9
Vendor Advisory
https://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2025-013
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