CVE-2024-25118: Information Disclosure of Hashed Passwords in TYPO3 Backend Forms

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-02-13 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-200

Description

TYPO3 is an open source PHP based web content management system released under the GNU GPL. Password hashes were being reflected in the editing forms of the TYPO3 backend user interface. This allowed attackers to crack the plaintext password using brute force techniques. Exploiting this vulnerability requires a valid backend user account. Users are advised to update to TYPO3 versions 8.7.57 ELTS, 9.5.46 ELTS, 10.4.43 ELTS, 11.5.35 LTS, 12.4.11 LTS, 13.0.1 that fix the problem described. There are no known workarounds for this issue.

Affected products

typo3: from 8.0.0 before 8.7.57; from 9.0.0 before 9.5.46; from 10.0.0 before 10.4.43; from 11.0.0 before 11.5.35; from 12.0.0 before 12.4.11; 13.0.0 — fixed in 10.4.43, 11.5.35, 12.4.11, 8.7.57, 9.5.46

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: typo3 10.4.43, 11.5.35, 12.4.11, 8.7.57. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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