CVE-2025-59016 — typo3/cms-core
CVE-2025-59016 is a CWE-209 vulnerability in typo3/cms-core. A fix is available for typo3/cms-core — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Information Disclosure via File Abstraction Layer
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2025-59016.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.
Real-World Exposure
typo3/cms-core🐘typo3/cms-core🐘typo3/cms-core🐘typo3/cms-core🐘typo3/cms-coreReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Packagist packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
Error messages containing sensitive information in the File Abstraction Layer in TYPO3 CMS versions 9.0.0-9.5.54, 10.0.0-10.4.53, 11.0.0-11.5.47, 12.0.0-12.4.36, and 13.0.0-13.4.17 allow backend users to disclose full file paths via failed low-level file-system operations.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐘Packagist | typo3/cms-core | ≥ 9.0.0&&< 12.4.37 | 12.4.37composer require typo3/cms-core:^12.4.37 |
| 🐘Packagist | typo3/cms-core | ≥ 10.0.0&&< 12.4.37 | 12.4.37composer require typo3/cms-core:^12.4.37 |
| 🐘Packagist | typo3/cms-core | ≥ 11.0.0&&< 12.4.37 | 12.4.37composer require typo3/cms-core:^12.4.37 |
| 🐘Packagist | typo3/cms-core | ≥ 12.0.0&&< 12.4.37 | 12.4.37composer require typo3/cms-core:^12.4.37 |
| 🐘Packagist | typo3/cms-core | ≥ 13.0.0&&< 13.4.18 | 13.4.18composer require typo3/cms-core:^13.4.18 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for typo3/cms-core, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update typo3/cms-core to 12.4.37 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2025-59016 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 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like CVE-2025-59016 can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to CVE-2025-59016. 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-2025-59016 in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds CVE-2025-59016 across Packagist dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.