Incorrect authorization in TYPO3 - CVE-2025-59020

 

Incorrect authorization in TYPO3 - CVE-2025-59020

Published: January 14, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU121464
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.3 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-59020
CWE-ID: CWE-863
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authorization process.

The vulnerability exists due to broken access control in Edit Document within the defVals parameter. A remote user can insert arbitrary data into prohibited exclude fields of a database table.


Affected software

TYPO3

How to mitigate CVE-2025-59020

Install updates from vendor's website.

TYPO3 - addressed in versions 10.4.55, 11.5.49, 12.4.41, 13.4.23, 14.0.2

External References

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