CVE-2025-12998
CVE-2025-12998 is a Improper Authentication vulnerability in codingms/modules. O3 Security confirms whether CVE-2025-12998 is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
Broken Authentication in extension “Modules” (modules)
Real-World Exposure
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Description
Improper Authentication vulnerability in TYPO3 Extension "Modules" codingms/modules.This issue affects Extension "Modules": before 4.3.11, from 5.0.0 before 5.7.4, from 6.0.0 before 6.4.2, from 7.0.0 before 7.5.5.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐘Packagist | codingms/modules | all versions | 4.3.11 |
| 🐘Packagist | codingms/modules | ≥ 5.0.0&&< 5.7.4 | 5.7.4 |
| 🐘Packagist | codingms/modules | ≥ 7.0.0&&< 7.5.5 | 7.5.5 |
| 🐘Packagist | codingms/modules | ≥ 6.0.0&&< 6.4.2 | 6.4.2 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for codingms/modules. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Fix
Update codingms/modules to 4.3.11 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2025-12998 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether CVE-2025-12998 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.
Tailored to CVE-2025-12998. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2025-12998 in your dependencies?
O3 detects CVE-2025-12998 across Packagist dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.