GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Packagist
GHSA-3jrg-97f3-rqh9 TYPO3 Unverified Password Change for Backend Users
LOW
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- Aliases
- CVE-2025-47938
- Ecosystem
- Packagist
- Packages
- typo3/cms-core, typo3/cms-setup
- Severity
- Low
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-620
- Reviewed
- 2025-05-20
Affected packages
• Packagist typo3/cms-core: >= 9.0.0, < 9.5.51 → fixed in 9.5.51
• Packagist typo3/cms-setup: >= 9.0.0, < 9.5.51 → fixed in 9.5.51
• Packagist typo3/cms-core: >= 10.0.0, < 10.4.50 → fixed in 10.4.50
• Packagist typo3/cms-core: >= 11.0.0, < 11.5.44 → fixed in 11.5.44
• Packagist typo3/cms-core: >= 12.0.0, < 12.4.31 → fixed in 12.4.31
• Packagist typo3/cms-core: >= 13.0.0, < 13.4.12 → fixed in 13.4.12
• Packagist typo3/cms-setup: >= 10.0.0, < 10.4.50 → fixed in 10.4.50
• Packagist typo3/cms-setup: >= 11.0.0, < 11.5.44 → fixed in 11.5.44
• Packagist typo3/cms-setup: >= 12.0.0, < 12.4.31 → fixed in 12.4.31
• Packagist typo3/cms-setup: >= 13.0.0, < 13.4.12 → fixed in 13.4.12
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.
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2025-47938 TYPO3 is an open source, PHP based web content management system. vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-620 Unverified Password Change weakness
References
- https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3/security/advisories/GHSA-3jrg-97f3-rqh9 web
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-47938 advisory
- https://github.com/TYPO3-CMS/core/commit/b9a8bcb614ecdd42aa27e1c430c6213d6b6b20b3 web
- https://github.com/TYPO3-CMS/setup/commit/60572dd050d8d861921889a19599bfe045fed5fd web
- https://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2025-013 web