CVE-2025-47938 | TYPO3 Vulnerable to Unverified Password Change for Backend Users

TYPO3 is an open source, PHP based web content management system. Starting in version 9.0.0 and prior to versions 9.5.51 ELTS, 10.4.50 ELTS, 11.5.44 ELTS, 12.4.31 LTS, and 13.4.12 LTS, 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. Users should update to TYPO3 version 9.5.51 ELTS, 10.4.50 ELTS, 11.5.44 ELTS, 12.4.31 LTS, or 13.4.12 LTS to fix the problem.

Published: 2025-05-20 Last update: 2025-09-03 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2025-47938 is rated Low Risk (28/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.16%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-47938

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 2026-03-16 0.05% 0.16% +0.11%
2 2026-03-06 0.04% 0.05% +0.01%
3 2025-11-21 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-47938

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
3.8 3.1 LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
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.
 1.2 2.5 [email protected]
3.8 3.1 LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
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.
 1.2 2.5 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-47938

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2025-47938

GHSA-3jrg-97f3-rqh9 · Severity: low · Ecosystem: composer — TYPO3 Unverified Password Change for Backend Users

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-47938

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
typo3 typo3 >= 9.0.0, < 9.5.51 cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
typo3 typo3 >= 10.0.0, < 10.4.50 cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
typo3 typo3 >= 11.0.0, < 11.5.44 cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
typo3 typo3 >= 12.0.0, < 12.4.31 cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
typo3 typo3 >= 13.0.0, < 13.4.12 cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2025-47938

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