Insufficient Entropy in Password Generation (TYPO3 TYPO3 CMS)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.19 % · percentile 8 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- TYPO3
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
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.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-331 — Insufficient Entropy
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 4.0 | MEDIUM 6.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | TYPO3 |
| CVSS 4.0 | MEDIUM 6.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X | NVD · f4fb688c-4412-4426-b4b8-421ecf27b14a (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-p5jq-5383-qvc7 — TYPO3 CMS uses insufficient entropy when generating passwords
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2025-27230
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2025-59015
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 12.0.0 < 12.4.37cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 13.0.0 < 13.4.18
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| TYPO3 · TYPO3 CMS | affected 12.0.0 < 12.4.37 ; affected 13.0.0 < 13.4.18 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |