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Starting in version 10.0.0 and prior to versions 10.4.50 ELTS, 11.5.44 ELTS, 12.4.31 LTS, and 13.4.12 LTS, 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. Users should update to TYPO3 version 10.4.50 ELTS, 11.5.44 ELTS, 12.4.31 LTS, or 13.4.12 LTS to fix the problem.","status":"published","published":"2025-05-20T14:06:07.374Z","modified":"2025-05-20T14:35:41.374Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.2,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-283"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:32:25.982948Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2025-15828","description":"TYPO3 is an open source, PHP based web content management system. Starting in version 10.0.0 and prior to versions 10.4.50 ELTS, 11.5.44 ELTS, 12.4.31 LTS, and 13.4.12 LTS, 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. Users should update to TYPO3 version 10.4.50 ELTS, 11.5.44 ELTS, 12.4.31 LTS, or 13.4.12 LTS to fix the problem.","status":"published","published":"2025-05-20T14:06:07Z","modified":"2025-05-20T14:35:41Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.2,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T20:32:43.363755Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-6frx-j292-c844","title":"TYPO3 Allows Privilege Escalation to System Maintainer","description":"### Problem\nAdministrator-level backend users without system maintainer privileges can escalate their privileges and gain system maintainer access. Exploiting this vulnerability requires a valid administrator account.\n\n### Solution\nUpdate to TYPO3 versions 10.4.50 ELTS, 11.5.44 ELTS, 12.4.31 LTS, 13.4.12 LTS that fix the problem described.\n\n### Credits\nThanks to Alexander Künzl for reporting this issue, and to TYPO3 core \u0026 security team member Oliver Hader for fixing it.","status":"published","published":"2025-05-20T19:35:56Z","modified":"2025-05-20T19:35:57Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.2,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-283"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:38:43.998596Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2025-47940","description":"TYPO3 is an open source, PHP based web content management system. Starting in version 10.0.0 and prior to versions 10.4.50 ELTS, 11.5.44 ELTS, 12.4.31 LTS, and 13.4.12 LTS, 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. Users should update to TYPO3 version 10.4.50 ELTS, 11.5.44 ELTS, 12.4.31 LTS, or 13.4.12 LTS to fix the problem.","status":"published","published":"2025-05-20T14:15:50.95Z","modified":"2026-06-17T09:28:52.26Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.2,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"secondary"}],"cwes":["CWE-283"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:11:09.125937Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"CVE-2025-47940","title":"TYPO3 CMS Vulnerable to Privilege Escalation to System Maintainer","description":"TYPO3 is an open source, PHP based web content management system. Starting in version 10.0.0 and prior to versions 10.4.50 ELTS, 11.5.44 ELTS, 12.4.31 LTS, and 13.4.12 LTS, 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. Users should update to TYPO3 version 10.4.50 ELTS, 11.5.44 ELTS, 12.4.31 LTS, or 13.4.12 LTS to fix the problem.","status":"published","published":"2025-05-20T14:06:07.374Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:26.444169207Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.2,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-283"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:44:50.037003Z"},{"id":"GHSA-6frx-j292-c844","title":"TYPO3 Allows Privilege Escalation to System Maintainer","description":"### Problem\nAdministrator-level backend users without system maintainer privileges can escalate their privileges and gain system maintainer access. Exploiting this vulnerability requires a valid administrator account.\n\n### Solution\nUpdate to TYPO3 versions 10.4.50 ELTS, 11.5.44 ELTS, 12.4.31 LTS, 13.4.12 LTS that fix the problem described.\n\n### Credits\nThanks to Alexander Künzl for reporting this issue, and to TYPO3 core \u0026 security team member Oliver Hader for fixing it.","status":"published","published":"2025-05-20T19:35:56Z","modified":"2025-05-20T20:27:17.164762Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.2,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-283"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:39.618611Z"}]}}