CVE-2024-55920 | Cross-Site Request Forgery in Dashboard Module in TYPO3

TYPO3 is a free and open source Content Management Framework. A vulnerability has been identified in the backend user interface functionality involving deep links. Specifically, this functionality is susceptible to Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). Additionally, state-changing actions in downstream components incorrectly accepted submissions via HTTP GET and did not enforce the appropriate HTTP method. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires the victim to have an active session on the backend user interface and to be deceived into interacting with a malicious URL targeting the backend, which can occur under the following conditions: The user opens a malicious link, such as one sent via email. The user visits a compromised or manipulated website while the following settings are misconfigured: 1. `security.backend.enforceReferrer` feature is disabled, 2. `BE/cookieSameSite` configuration is set to lax or none. The vulnerability in the affected downstream component “Dashboard Module” allows attackers to manipulate the victim’s dashboard configuration. Users are advised to update to TYPO3 versions 11.5.42 ELTS, 12.4.25 LTS, 13.4.3 LTS which fix the problem described. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Published: 2025-01-14 Last update: 2025-08-26 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2024-55920 is rated Moderate Risk (40.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.49%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-55920

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-02-22 0.05% 0.49% +0.44%
2 2025-11-10 0.04% 0.05% +0.01%
3 2025-01-15 0.04%

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-55920

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
2.8 1.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-55920

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2024-55920

GHSA-qwx7-39pw-2mhr · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: composer — TYPO3 Cross-Site Request Forgery in Dashboard Module

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-55920

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
typo3 typo3 >= 10.0.0, < 10.4.48 cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
typo3 typo3 >= 11.0.0, < 11.5.42 cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
typo3 typo3 >= 12.0.0, < 12.4.25 cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
typo3 typo3 >= 13.0.0, < 13.4.3 cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2024-55920

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