CVE-2025-59020

By exploiting the defVals parameter, attackers could bypass field‑level access checks during record creation in the TYPO3 backend. This gave them the ability to insert arbitrary data into prohibited exclude fields of a database table for which the user already has write permission for a reduced set of fields. 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.

CVSS v3 6.5 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3/commit/ac3f792bd5ab7c58153fc1075cb9e001c9cebe3b	Patch
https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3/commit/cd11a19958d823d12d028f9345b41739c7e70118	Patch
https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3/commit/fb98378a8fd30dd50d89a3d1a420780819f38232	Patch
https://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2026-001	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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History

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Information

Published : 2026-01-13 12:15

Updated : 2026-01-14 19:15

NVD link : CVE-2025-59020

Mitre link : CVE-2025-59020

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-59020

JSON object : View

Products Affected

typo3

typo3

CWE

CWE-863

Incorrect Authorization

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