TYPO3-CORE-SA-2025-011: Information Disclosure via DBAL Restriction Handling

Categories: Development, TYPO3 CMS Created by Oliver Hader
It has been discovered that TYPO3 CMS is susceptible to information disclosure.

  • Component Type: TYPO3 CMS
  • Subcomponent: DBAL (ext:core)
  • Release Date: May 20, 2025
  • Vulnerability Type: Information Disclosure
  • Affected Versions: 9.0.0-9.5.50, 10.0.0-10.4.49, 11.0.0-11.5.43, 12.0.0-12.4.30, 13.0.0-13.4.11
  • Severity: Low
  • Suggested CVSS: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
  • References: CVE-2025-47937CWE-863

Problem Description

When performing a database query involving multiple tables through the database abstraction layer (DBAL), frontend user permissions are only applied via FrontendGroupRestriction to the last table. As a result, data from additional tables included in the same query may be unintentionally exposed to unauthorized users.

Solution

Update to TYPO3 versions 9.5.51 ELTS, 10.4.50 ELTS, 11.5.44 ELTS, 12.4.31 LTS, 13.4.12 LTS that fix the problem described.

Credits

Thanks to Christian Futterlieb for reporting this issue, and to TYPO3 security team member Elias Häußler for fixing it.

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