Insufficient Entropy in Password Generation
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
A deterministic three‑character prefix in the Password Generation component of TYPO3 CMS versions 12.0.0–12.4.36 and 13.0.0–13.4.17 reduces entropy, allowing attackers to carry out brute‑force attacks more quickly.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TYPO3 | TYPO3 CMS | 12.0.0 to before 12.4.37; 13.0.0 to before 13.4.18 | 12.4.37, 13.4.18 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | typo3/cms-core (Packagist) | 12.0.0 to before 12.4.37 | 12.4.37 | Patch available | GHSA-p5jq-5383-qvc7 |
| — | typo3/cms-core (Packagist) | 13.0.0 to before 13.4.18 | 13.4.18 | Patch available | GHSA-p5jq-5383-qvc7 |
- TYPO3 CMS VendorTYPO3 Affected 12.0.0 to before 12.4.37; 13.0.0 to before 13.4.18 Fixed in 12.4.37, 13.4.18 Patch available CNA
- typo3/cms-core (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 12.0.0 to before 12.4.37 Fixed in 12.4.37 Patch available GHSA-p5jq-5383-qvc7
- typo3/cms-core (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 13.0.0 to before 13.4.18 Fixed in 13.4.18 Patch available GHSA-p5jq-5383-qvc7
Remediation
- Fix · CNA TYPO3 CMS (TYPO3) Fixed in 12.4.37, 13.4.18
- Fix · GHSA-p5jq-5383-qvc7 typo3/cms-core (Packagist) Fixed in 12.4.37 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-p5jq-5383-qvc7 typo3/cms-core (Packagist) Fixed in 13.4.18 Advisory →
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
TYPO3 CMS 12.4.37, 13.4.18
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-36662 Information Disclosure via CSV DownloadPriority LOW 24
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-59015
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p5jq-5383-qvc7
References
More Typo3 vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-10314 Persisted Cross-Site Scripting in Frontend Rendering in typo3 CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2010-03538 The jumpUrl (aka access tracking) implementation in tslib/class.tslib_fe.php in TYPO3… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.1
- TI-2009-00775 The jumpUrl mechanism in class.tslib_fe.php in TYPO3 3.3.x through 3.8.x, 4.0 before… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2009-00241 The Indexed Search Engine (indexed_search) system extension in TYPO3 4.0.0 through 4.0.9… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2020-08940 Improperly Controlled Modification of Dynamically-Determined Object Attributes in TYPO3 CMS CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2011-03994 Improper authentication in TYPO3 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2025-59015 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-59015 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p5jq-5383-qvc7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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