CVE-2025-59017 Broken Access Control in Backend AJAX Routes
Medium 5.3
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-59017 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2025-59017 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Typo3 Typo3, published on 9 Sep 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-59017 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected packages and fixed versions:
- typo3/cms-backend (Packagist): affected from 10.0.0; fixed in 12.4.37
- typo3/cms-backend (Packagist): affected from 10.0.0; fixed in 12.4.37
- typo3/cms-backend (Packagist): affected from 11.0.0; fixed in 12.4.37
- typo3/cms-backend (Packagist): affected from 11.0.0; fixed in 12.4.37
- typo3/cms-backend (Packagist): affected from 12.0.0; fixed in 12.4.37
- typo3/cms-backend (Packagist): affected from 12.0.0; fixed in 12.4.37
- typo3/cms-backend (Packagist): affected from 13.0.0; fixed in 13.4.18
- typo3/cms-backend (Packagist): affected from 13.0.0; fixed in 13.4.18
- typo3/cms-backend (Packagist): affected from 9.0.0; fixed in 12.4.37
- typo3/cms-backend (Packagist): affected from 9.0.0; fixed in 12.4.37
- typo3/cms-beuser (Packagist): affected from 10.0.0; fixed in 12.4.37
- typo3/cms-beuser (Packagist): affected from 10.0.0; fixed in 12.4.37
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-59017/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-59017/index.md)
Backend users can invoke AJAX routes without proper module access, bypassing authorization controls in TYPO3 CMS.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-59017?
CVE-2025-59017 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Typo3 Typo3, published on 9 Sep 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Missing authorization checks in the Backend Routing of TYPO3 CMS versions 9.0.0‑9.5.54, 10.0.0‑10.4.53, 11.0.0‑11.5.47, 12.0.0‑12.4.36, and 13.0.0‑13.4.17 allow backend users to directly invoke AJAX backend routes without having access to the corresponding backend modules.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-59017?
40 open source packages ship an affected version, including typo3/cms-backend, typo3/cms-beuser and typo3/cms-dashboard. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
typo3/cms-backend Packagist | From 10.0.0 | 12.4.37 |
typo3/cms-backend Packagist | From 10.0.0 | 12.4.37 |
typo3/cms-backend Packagist | From 11.0.0 | 12.4.37 |
typo3/cms-backend Packagist | From 11.0.0 | 12.4.37 |
typo3/cms-backend Packagist | From 12.0.0 | 12.4.37 |
typo3/cms-backend Packagist | From 12.0.0 | 12.4.37 |
34 more packages
typo3/cms-backend Packagist | From 13.0.0 | 13.4.18 |
typo3/cms-backend Packagist | From 13.0.0 | 13.4.18 |
typo3/cms-backend Packagist | From 9.0.0 | 12.4.37 |
typo3/cms-backend Packagist | From 9.0.0 | 12.4.37 |
typo3/cms-beuser Packagist | From 10.0.0 | 12.4.37 |
typo3/cms-beuser Packagist | From 10.0.0 | 12.4.37 |
typo3/cms-beuser Packagist | From 11.0.0 | 12.4.37 |
typo3/cms-beuser Packagist | From 11.0.0 | 12.4.37 |
typo3/cms-beuser Packagist | From 12.0.0 | 12.4.37 |
typo3/cms-beuser Packagist | From 12.0.0 | 12.4.37 |
typo3/cms-beuser Packagist | From 13.0.0 | 13.4.18 |
typo3/cms-beuser Packagist | From 13.0.0 | 13.4.18 |
typo3/cms-beuser Packagist | From 9.0.0 | 12.4.37 |
typo3/cms-beuser Packagist | From 9.0.0 | 12.4.37 |
typo3/cms-dashboard Packagist | From 10.0.0 | 12.4.37 |
typo3/cms-dashboard Packagist | From 10.0.0 | 12.4.37 |
typo3/cms-dashboard Packagist | From 11.0.0 | 12.4.37 |
typo3/cms-dashboard Packagist | From 11.0.0 | 12.4.37 |
typo3/cms-dashboard Packagist | From 12.0.0 | 12.4.37 |
typo3/cms-dashboard Packagist | From 12.0.0 | 12.4.37 |
typo3/cms-dashboard Packagist | From 13.0.0 | 13.4.18 |
typo3/cms-dashboard Packagist | From 13.0.0 | 13.4.18 |
typo3/cms-recycler Packagist | From 10.0.0 | 12.4.37 |
typo3/cms-recycler Packagist | From 10.0.0 | 12.4.37 |
typo3/cms-recycler Packagist | From 11.0.0 | 12.4.37 |
typo3/cms-recycler Packagist | From 11.0.0 | 12.4.37 |
typo3/cms-recycler Packagist | From 12.0.0 | 12.4.37 |
typo3/cms-recycler Packagist | From 12.0.0 | 12.4.37 |
typo3/cms-recycler Packagist | From 13.0.0 | 13.4.18 |
typo3/cms-recycler Packagist | From 13.0.0 | 13.4.18 |
typo3/cms-recycler Packagist | From 9.0.0 | 12.4.37 |
typo3/cms-recycler Packagist | From 9.0.0 | 12.4.37 |
typo3/cms-workspaces Packagist | From 10.0.0 | 12.4.37 |
typo3/cms-workspaces Packagist | From 10.0.0 | 12.4.37 |
Products include Typo3 Typo3.
How do I fix CVE-2025-59017?
Upgrade typo3/cms-backend to a fixed version for your release line: 12.4.37 or 13.4.18.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-59017 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-59017 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-2fhw-2j7m-mr4m.