TYPO3 Unverified Password Change for Backend Users
The advisory, in context
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.
Affected packages
Start with the recorded fix for your release branch. Check your installed version and test compatibility before upgrading. Fixing this advisory does not rule out other vulnerabilities in the release.
From 9.0.0 before 9.5.51
Fixed in 9.5.51
41 explicitly affected versions
v9.0.0, v9.1.0, v9.2.0, v9.2.1, v9.3.0, v9.3.1, v9.3.2, v9.3.3, v9.4.0, v9.5.0, v9.5.1, v9.5.10, v9.5.11, v9.5.12, v9.5.13, v9.5.14, v9.5.15, v9.5.16, v9.5.17, v9.5.18, v9.5.19, v9.5.2, v9.5.20, v9.5.21, v9.5.22, v9.5.23, v9.5.24, v9.5.25, v9.5.26, v9.5.27, v9.5.28, v9.5.29, v9.5.3, v9.5.30, v9.5.31, v9.5.4, v9.5.5, v9.5.6, v9.5.7, v9.5.8, v9.5.9
View affected-version evidence
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Fixed in 9.5.51
41 explicitly affected versions
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Fixed in 10.4.50
43 explicitly affected versions
v10.0.0, v10.1.0, v10.2.0, v10.2.1, v10.2.2, v10.3.0, v10.4.0, v10.4.1, v10.4.10, v10.4.11, v10.4.12, v10.4.13, v10.4.14, v10.4.15, v10.4.16, v10.4.17, v10.4.18, v10.4.19, v10.4.2, v10.4.20, v10.4.21, v10.4.22, v10.4.23, v10.4.24, v10.4.25, v10.4.26, v10.4.27, v10.4.28, v10.4.29, v10.4.3, v10.4.30, v10.4.31, v10.4.32, v10.4.33, v10.4.34, v10.4.36, v10.4.37, v10.4.4, v10.4.5, v10.4.6, v10.4.7, v10.4.8, v10.4.9
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}From 11.0.0 before 11.5.44
Fixed in 11.5.44
51 explicitly affected versions
v11.0.0, v11.1.0, v11.1.1, v11.2.0, v11.3.0, v11.3.1, v11.3.2, v11.3.3, v11.4.0, v11.5.0, v11.5.1, v11.5.10, v11.5.11, v11.5.12, v11.5.13, v11.5.14, v11.5.15, v11.5.16, v11.5.17, v11.5.18, v11.5.19, v11.5.2, v11.5.20, v11.5.21, v11.5.22, v11.5.23, v11.5.24, v11.5.25, v11.5.26, v11.5.27, v11.5.28, v11.5.29, v11.5.3, v11.5.30, v11.5.31, v11.5.32, v11.5.33, v11.5.34, v11.5.35, v11.5.36, v11.5.37, v11.5.38, v11.5.39, v11.5.4, v11.5.40, v11.5.41, v11.5.5, v11.5.6, v11.5.7, v11.5.8, v11.5.9
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Fixed in 12.4.31
38 explicitly affected versions
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View affected-version evidence
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Fixed in 13.4.12
20 explicitly affected versions
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View affected-version evidence
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Fixed in 10.4.50
43 explicitly affected versions
v10.0.0, v10.1.0, v10.2.0, v10.2.1, v10.2.2, v10.3.0, v10.4.0, v10.4.1, v10.4.10, v10.4.11, v10.4.12, v10.4.13, v10.4.14, v10.4.15, v10.4.16, v10.4.17, v10.4.18, v10.4.19, v10.4.2, v10.4.20, v10.4.21, v10.4.22, v10.4.23, v10.4.24, v10.4.25, v10.4.26, v10.4.27, v10.4.28, v10.4.29, v10.4.3, v10.4.30, v10.4.31, v10.4.32, v10.4.33, v10.4.34, v10.4.36, v10.4.37, v10.4.4, v10.4.5, v10.4.6, v10.4.7, v10.4.8, v10.4.9
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Fixed in 11.5.44
51 explicitly affected versions
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Fixed in 12.4.31
38 explicitly affected versions
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}From 13.0.0 before 13.4.12
Fixed in 13.4.12
19 explicitly affected versions
v13.0.0, v13.0.1, v13.1.0, v13.1.1, v13.2.1, v13.3.0, v13.3.1, v13.4.0, v13.4.1, v13.4.10, v13.4.11, v13.4.2, v13.4.3, v13.4.4, v13.4.5, v13.4.6, v13.4.7, v13.4.8, v13.4.9
View affected-version evidence
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}References
- https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3/security/advisories/GHSA-3jrg-97f3-rqh9
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-47938
- https://github.com/TYPO3-CMS/core/commit/b9a8bcb614ecdd42aa27e1c430c6213d6b6b20b3
- https://github.com/TYPO3-CMS/setup/commit/60572dd050d8d861921889a19599bfe045fed5fd
- https://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2025-013