GHSA-6frx-j292-c844

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Source
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6frx-j292-c844
Import Source
https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2025/05/GHSA-6frx-j292-c844/GHSA-6frx-j292-c844.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-6frx-j292-c844
Aliases
Published
2025-05-20T19:35:56Z
Modified
2025-05-20T20:27:17.164762Z
Severity
  • 7.2 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
TYPO3 Allows Privilege Escalation to System Maintainer
Details

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.

Database specific 
{
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-05-20T14:15:50Z",
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-283"
    ],
    "github_reviewed_at": "2025-05-20T19:35:56Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
}
References

Affected packages

Packagist / typo3/cms-core

Package

Name
typo3/cms-core
Purl
pkg:composer/typo3/cms-core

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
10.4.0
Fixed
10.4.50

Affected versions

v10.*
v10.4.0
v10.4.1
v10.4.2
v10.4.3
v10.4.4
v10.4.5
v10.4.6
v10.4.7
v10.4.8
v10.4.9
v10.4.10
v10.4.11
v10.4.12
v10.4.13
v10.4.14
v10.4.15
v10.4.16
v10.4.17
v10.4.18
v10.4.19
v10.4.20
v10.4.21
v10.4.22
v10.4.23
v10.4.24
v10.4.25
v10.4.26
v10.4.27
v10.4.28
v10.4.29
v10.4.30
v10.4.31
v10.4.32
v10.4.33
v10.4.34
v10.4.36
v10.4.37

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2025/05/GHSA-6frx-j292-c844/GHSA-6frx-j292-c844.json"
last_known_affected_version_range 
"<= 10.4.49"

Packagist / typo3/cms-core

Package

Name
typo3/cms-core
Purl
pkg:composer/typo3/cms-core

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
11.0.0
Fixed
11.5.44

Affected versions

v11.*
v11.0.0
v11.1.0
v11.1.1
v11.2.0
v11.3.0
v11.3.1
v11.3.2
v11.3.3
v11.4.0
v11.5.0
v11.5.1
v11.5.2
v11.5.3
v11.5.4
v11.5.5
v11.5.6
v11.5.7
v11.5.8
v11.5.9
v11.5.10
v11.5.11
v11.5.12
v11.5.13
v11.5.14
v11.5.15
v11.5.16
v11.5.17
v11.5.18
v11.5.19
v11.5.20
v11.5.21
v11.5.22
v11.5.23
v11.5.24
v11.5.25
v11.5.26
v11.5.27
v11.5.28
v11.5.29
v11.5.30
v11.5.31
v11.5.32
v11.5.33
v11.5.34
v11.5.35
v11.5.36
v11.5.37
v11.5.38
v11.5.39
v11.5.40
v11.5.41

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2025/05/GHSA-6frx-j292-c844/GHSA-6frx-j292-c844.json"
last_known_affected_version_range 
"<= 11.5.43"

Packagist / typo3/cms-core

Package

Name
typo3/cms-core
Purl
pkg:composer/typo3/cms-core

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
12.0.0
Fixed
12.4.31

Affected versions

v12.*
v12.0.0
v12.1.0
v12.1.1
v12.1.2
v12.1.3
v12.2.0
v12.3.0
v12.4.0
v12.4.1
v12.4.2
v12.4.3
v12.4.4
v12.4.5
v12.4.6
v12.4.7
v12.4.8
v12.4.9
v12.4.10
v12.4.11
v12.4.12
v12.4.13
v12.4.14
v12.4.15
v12.4.16
v12.4.17
v12.4.18
v12.4.19
v12.4.20
v12.4.21
v12.4.22
v12.4.23
v12.4.24
v12.4.25
v12.4.26
v12.4.27
v12.4.28
v12.4.29
v12.4.30

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2025/05/GHSA-6frx-j292-c844/GHSA-6frx-j292-c844.json"
last_known_affected_version_range 
"<= 12.4.30"

Packagist / typo3/cms-core

Package

Name
typo3/cms-core
Purl
pkg:composer/typo3/cms-core

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
13.0.0
Fixed
13.4.12

Affected versions

v13.*
v13.0.0
v13.0.1
v13.1.0
v13.1.1
v13.2.0
v13.2.1
v13.3.0
v13.3.1
v13.4.0
v13.4.1
v13.4.2
v13.4.3
v13.4.4
v13.4.5
v13.4.6
v13.4.7
v13.4.8
v13.4.9
v13.4.10
v13.4.11

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2025/05/GHSA-6frx-j292-c844/GHSA-6frx-j292-c844.json"
last_known_affected_version_range 
"<= 13.4.11"