Auth bypass in TYPO3 Femanager

CVE-2023-50459

An issue was discovered in the femanager extension 7.x before 7.2.3 for TYPO3. It fails to check access permissions for the edit user component. An authenticated frontend user can exploit this to either edit data of various frontend users or delete various frontend user accounts.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (21.3th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 21st percentile — 21.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2023-50459: held from 0.004 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.003 · change: -0.001

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-50459?
CVE-2023-50459 is a medium-severity vulnerability in TYPO3 Femanager, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2026-09-14.
How severe is CVE-2023-50459?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.