CVE-2025-47940

Q: How do I fix CVE-2025-47940?

Upgrade typo3 to 13.4.12 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2025-47940 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2025-47940 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.44% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 37% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2025-47940?

CVE-2025-47940 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.2, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2025-47940 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for typo3 (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

HIGH

7.2

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

TYPO3 is an open source, PHP based web content management system. Starting in version 10.0.0 and prior to versions 10.4.50 ELTS, 11.5.44 ELTS, 12.4.31 LTS, and 13.4.12 LTS, 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. Users should update to TYPO3 version 10.4.50 ELTS, 11.5.44 ELTS, 12.4.31 LTS, or 13.4.12 LTS to fix the problem.

CWE-283

How to fix

Remediation Available

typo3NVD

Affected:>= 13.0.0, < 13.4.12Fixed in:13.4.12CVE-2025-47940derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.44%probability of exploitation in 30 days

37thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 37% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory2

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2020-8554	Medium	6.3	9.3%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-27903	Critical	9.8	8.9%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-24501	High	8.1	1.3%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-24500	High	8.1	0.6%	-	Fix
CVE-2025-1007	Medium	5.3	0.5%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-29220	Medium	6.5	0.5%	-	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2025-47940?

Upgrade typo3 to 13.4.12 or later.

Is CVE-2025-47940 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2025-47940 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.44% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 37% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2025-47940?

CVE-2025-47940 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.2, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2025-47940 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for typo3 (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-09-03.