Vulnerability · Published Sep 9, 2025 · Assigned by TYPO3

CVE-2025-59017Broken Access Control in Backend AJAX Routes

Medium 5.3

In plain English

A medium-severity missing authorization in TYPO3 CMS from TYPO3. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 23% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 4.0)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 76.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Missing authorization checks in the Backend Routing of TYPO3 CMS versions 9.0.0‑9.5.54, 10.0.0‑10.4.53, 11.0.0‑11.5.47, 12.0.0‑12.4.36, and 13.0.0‑13.4.17 allow backend users to directly invoke AJAX backend routes without having access to the corresponding backend modules.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Packagisttypo3/cms-backend13.4.18GHSA-2fhw-2j7m-mr4m
Packagisttypo3/cms-backend12.4.37GHSA-2fhw-2j7m-mr4m
Packagisttypo3/cms-backend12.4.37GHSA-2fhw-2j7m-mr4m
Packagisttypo3/cms-backend12.4.37GHSA-2fhw-2j7m-mr4m
Packagisttypo3/cms-backend12.4.37GHSA-2fhw-2j7m-mr4m
Packagisttypo3/cms-beuser12.4.37GHSA-2fhw-2j7m-mr4m
Packagisttypo3/cms-beuser12.4.37GHSA-2fhw-2j7m-mr4m
Packagisttypo3/cms-beuser13.4.18GHSA-2fhw-2j7m-mr4m
Packagisttypo3/cms-beuser12.4.37GHSA-2fhw-2j7m-mr4m
Packagisttypo3/cms-beuser12.4.37GHSA-2fhw-2j7m-mr4m
Packagisttypo3/cms-dashboard12.4.37GHSA-2fhw-2j7m-mr4m
Packagisttypo3/cms-dashboard12.4.37GHSA-2fhw-2j7m-mr4m
Packagisttypo3/cms-dashboard12.4.37GHSA-2fhw-2j7m-mr4m
Packagisttypo3/cms-dashboard13.4.18GHSA-2fhw-2j7m-mr4m
Packagisttypo3/cms-recycler12.4.37GHSA-2fhw-2j7m-mr4m
Packagisttypo3/cms-recycler13.4.18GHSA-2fhw-2j7m-mr4m
Packagisttypo3/cms-recycler12.4.37GHSA-2fhw-2j7m-mr4m
Packagisttypo3/cms-recycler12.4.37GHSA-2fhw-2j7m-mr4m
Packagisttypo3/cms-recycler12.4.37GHSA-2fhw-2j7m-mr4m
Packagisttypo3/cms-workspaces12.4.37GHSA-2fhw-2j7m-mr4m
Packagisttypo3/cms-workspaces13.4.18GHSA-2fhw-2j7m-mr4m
Packagisttypo3/cms-workspaces12.4.37GHSA-2fhw-2j7m-mr4m
Packagisttypo3/cms-workspaces12.4.37GHSA-2fhw-2j7m-mr4m
Packagisttypo3/cms-workspaces12.4.37GHSA-2fhw-2j7m-mr4m

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
TYPO3 TYPO3 CMS 9.0.0 – before 9.5.5510.0.0 – before 10.4.5411.0.0 – before 11.5.4812.0.0 – before 12.4.3713.0.0 – before 13.4.18
TYPO3 TYPO3 CMS 9.0.0 – before 9.5.5510.0.0 – before 10.4.5411.0.0 – before 11.5.4812.0.0 – before 12.4.3713.0.0 – before 13.4.18
TYPO3 TYPO3 CMS 10.0.0 – before 10.4.5411.0.0 – before 11.5.4812.0.0 – before 12.4.3713.0.0 – before 13.4.18
TYPO3 TYPO3 CMS 9.0.0 – before 9.5.5510.0.0 – before 10.4.5411.0.0 – before 11.5.4812.0.0 – before 12.4.3713.0.0 – before 13.4.18
TYPO3 TYPO3 CMS 9.0.0 – before 9.5.5510.0.0 – before 10.4.5411.0.0 – before 11.5.4812.0.0 – before 12.4.3713.0.0 – before 13.4.18

Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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