CVE-2025-48202
📋 TL;DR
The femanager extension for TYPO3 contains an Insecure Direct Object Reference vulnerability that allows authenticated users to access or modify data belonging to other users. This affects TYPO3 installations using femanager extension for frontend user management. Attackers can exploit this to view or alter other users' profile data.
💻 Affected Systems
- TYPO3 femanager extension
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Authenticated attackers could access or modify sensitive user data, potentially leading to data breaches, privilege escalation, or unauthorized account modifications.
Likely Case
Authenticated users accessing other users' profile information or modifying their data without authorization.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper access controls and monitoring in place.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires authenticated access to the frontend user area.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 8.2.2 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-ext-sa-2025-006
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Update femanager extension to version 8.2.2 or later via TYPO3 Extension Manager or Composer. 2. Clear TYPO3 caches. 3. Test frontend user functionality.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable frontend user access
allTemporarily disable frontend user functionality until patching is complete
Implement additional access controls
allAdd custom access control checks in user profile controllers
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict session management and monitor for unusual user activity patterns
- Add application-level access controls to verify user ownership before processing requests
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check femanager extension version in TYPO3 Extension Manager or composer.jsonCheck Version:
composer show inakalender/femanager or check TYPO3 Extension ManagerVerify Fix Applied:
Verify femanager extension version is 8.2.2 or higher and test user profile access controls📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Multiple user profile access attempts from single user session
- Unauthorized access patterns to user data endpoints
Network Indicators:
- Unusual request patterns to user profile endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="typo3" AND (uri_path="/user/profile" OR uri_path="/user/*") AND status=200 AND user_agent!="bot"