TYPO3 CMS up to 14.0.1 Redirects authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in TYPO3 CMS up to 10.4.54/11.5.48/12.4.40/13.4.22/14.0.1 and classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Redirects Module. This manipulation causes authorization. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2025-59021. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in TYPO3 CMS up to 10.4.54/11.5.48/12.4.40/13.4.22/14.0.1. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component Redirects Module. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Backend users with access to the redirects module and write permission on the sys_redirect table were able to read, create, and modify any redirect record without restriction to the user’s own file-mounts or web-mounts. This allowed attackers to insert or alter redirects pointing to arbitrary URLs – facilitating phishing or other malicious redirect attacks. This issue affects TYPO3 CMS versions 10.0.0-10.4.54, 11.0.0-11.5.48, 12.0.0-12.4.40, 13.0.0-13.4.22 and 14.0.0-14.0.1.

It is possible to read the advisory at typo3.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-59021 since 09/07/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 10.4.55, 11.5.49, 12.4.41, 13.4.23 or 14.0.2 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 8a46abd8993e3a5a31a834dcd6c8f91adef57ce4 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-862 / CWE-863 / CWE-285
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Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: CMS 10.4.55/11.5.49/12.4.41/13.4.23/14.0.2
Patch: 8a46abd8993e3a5a31a834dcd6c8f91adef57ce4

Timelineinfo

09/07/2025 CVE reserved
01/13/2026 +128 days Advisory disclosed
01/13/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
01/15/2026 +2 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: typo3.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-59021 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-59021
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-340567

Entryinfo

Created: 01/13/2026 15:14
Updated: 01/15/2026 16:23
Changes: 01/13/2026 15:14 (69), 01/15/2026 16:23 (10)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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