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TYPO3 10.4.0 < 10.4.50 ELTS / 11.0.0 < 11.5.44 ELTS / 12.0.0 < 12.4.31 / 13.0.0 < 13.4.12 (TYPO3-CORE-SA-2025-016)

high Nessus Plugin ID 236965

Synopsis

The remote webserver is affected by a vulnerability

Description

The version of TYPO3 installed on the remote host is 10.4.0 prior to 10.4.50 ELTS / 11.0.0 prior to 11.5.44 ELTS / 12.0.0 prior to 12.4.31 / 13.0.0 prior to 13.4.12. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the TYPO3-CORE-SA-2025-016 advisory.

 - 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.
 (CVE-2025-47940)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to TYPO3 10.4.50 ELTS, 11.5.44 ELTS, 12.4.31, 13.4.12 or later.

See Also

https://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2025-016

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 236965

File Name: typo3_core-sa-2025-016.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 5/20/2025

Updated: 5/20/2025

Configuration: Enable thorough checks (optional)

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Enable CGI Scanning: true

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.3

Temporal Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-47940

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 6.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:typo3:typo3

Required KB Items: www/PHP, installed_sw/TYPO3

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/20/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/20/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-47940