# CVE-2025-59020: TYPO3 CMS Allows Broken Access Control in Edit Document Controller

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-59020-typo3-cms-allows-broken-access-control-in-edit-document  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-01-13  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2025-59020 · Severity: medium · CVSS 4 · Published 2026-01-13

TYPO3 CMS Allows Broken Access Control in Edit Document Controller

Technologies: [typo3/cms-backend (Packagist)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/typo3-cms-backend). Vendors: [Packagist](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/packagist).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2025-59020 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-59020 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2025-59020?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4, published 13 January 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** typo3/cms-backend (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=14.0.0,fixed=14.0.2.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2025-59020?** Yes. typo3/cms-backend (Packagist): upgrade to 14.0.2 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2025-59020?** Check whether you run typo3/cms-backend (Packagist) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- typo3/cms-backend (Packagist): upgrade to 14.0.2 or later

  ```sh
  composer require typo3/cms-backend:^14.0.2
  ```


## Affected products

- typo3/cms-backend (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=14.0.0,fixed=14.0.2

## Identifiers

- CVE-2025-59020
- GHSA-5j7q-wmh7-cqhg

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