Advisory details:
github_osv / GHSA-6frx-j292-c844
| Advisory ID | github_osv/GHSA-6frx-j292-c844 |
| Aliases |
CVE-2025-47940
|
| Summary | TYPO3 Allows Privilege Escalation to System Maintainer ### 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. |
| Status | Published |
| Exploitability | 0.5 |
| Weighted Severity | 6.5 |
| Risk | 3.2 |
| Affected and Fixed Packages | Package Details |
| Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches | Package Commit Patches Details |
| CWE-283 | Unverified Ownership |
| System | Score | Found at |
|---|---|---|
| cvssv3.1 | 7.2 | https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2025/05/GHSA-6frx-j292-c844/GHSA-6frx-j292-c844.json |
| generic_textual | HIGH |
No EPSS data available for this advisory.
| Patch URL | |
|---|---|
| There are no known patches. | |
| Attack Vector (AV) | Attack Complexity (AC) | Privileges Required (PR) | User Interaction (UI) | Scope (S) | Confidentiality Impact (C) | Integrity Impact (I) | Availability Impact (A) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
network adjacent_network local physical |
low high |
none low high |
none required |
unchanged changed |
high low none |
high low none |
high low none |
There are no SSVC decisions available.