GHSA-5j7q-wmh7-cqhg
TYPO3 CMS Allows Broken Access Control in Edit Document Controller
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Packagist | typo3/cms-backend | >= 14.0.0, < 14.0.2 | 14.0.2 |
| Packagist | typo3/cms-backend | >= 13.0.0, < 13.4.23 | 13.4.23 |
| Packagist | typo3/cms-backend | >= 12.0.0, < 12.4.41 | 12.4.41 |
| Packagist | typo3/cms-backend | >= 11.0.0, < 11.5.49 | 11.5.49 |
| Packagist | typo3/cms-backend | >= 10.0.0, < 10.4.55 | 10.4.55 |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
### Problem
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.
### Solution
Update to TYPO3 versions 10.4.55 ELTS, 11.5.49 ELTS, 12.4.41 LTS, 13.4.23 LTS, 14.0.2 that fix the problem described.
### Credits
Thanks to Daniel Windloff for reporting this issue, and to TYPO3 core & security team member Benjamin Franzke for fixing it.
### References
* [TYPO3-CORE-SA-2026-001](https://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2026-001)
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3/security/advisories/GHSA-5j7q-wmh7-cqhg
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-59020
- https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3/commit/ac3f792bd5ab7c58153fc1075cb9e001c9cebe3b
- https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3/commit/cd11a19958d823d12d028f9345b41739c7e70118
- https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3/commit/fb98378a8fd30dd50d89a3d1a420780819f38232
- https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3
- https://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2026-001