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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. 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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.","status":"published","published":"2025-05-20T13:49:39Z","modified":"2025-05-20T14:22:22Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":3.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N","level":"low"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T20:32:43.363755Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-3jrg-97f3-rqh9","title":"TYPO3 Unverified Password Change for Backend Users","description":"### Problem\nThe 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.\n\nThis 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.\n\n### Solution\nUpdate 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.\n\n\u003e [!NOTE]\n\u003e In these versions, administrators are required to verify their identity through step-up authentication (also known as sudo mode) when changing backend user passwords.\n\n### Credits\nThanks to the National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) of Switzerland for reporting this issue, and to TYPO3 core \u0026 security team member Benjamin Franzke for fixing it.","status":"published","published":"2025-05-20T19:26:38Z","modified":"2025-05-20T19:26:39Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":3.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N","level":"low"}],"cwes":["CWE-620"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:38:43.998596Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2025-47938","description":"TYPO3 is an open source, PHP based web content management system. 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When an administrator updates their own account or modifies other user accounts via the admin interface, the current password is not requested for verification.\n\nThis 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.\n\n### Solution\nUpdate 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.\n\n\u003e [!NOTE]\n\u003e In these versions, administrators are required to verify their identity through step-up authentication (also known as sudo mode) when changing backend user passwords.\n\n### Credits\nThanks to the National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) of Switzerland for reporting this issue, and to TYPO3 core \u0026 security team member Benjamin Franzke for fixing it.","status":"published","published":"2025-05-20T19:26:38Z","modified":"2025-05-20T20:13:27.658652Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":3.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N","level":"low"}],"cwes":["CWE-620"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:35.747385Z"}]}}