CVE-2026-6553

Changing backend users' passwords via the user settings module results in storing the cleartext password in the uc and user_settings fields of the be_users database table. This issue affects TYPO3 CMS version 14.2.0.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3/commit/9a6e913f70767f63b322ae3e2d2f4e302624c291	Patch
https://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2026-005	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:14.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

05 May 2026, 19:49

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3/commit/9a6e913f70767f63b322ae3e2d2f4e302624c291 -~~	() https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3/commit/9a6e913f70767f63b322ae3e2d2f4e302624c291 - Patch
References	~~() https://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2026-005 -~~	() https://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2026-005 - Vendor Advisory
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:14.2.0:::::::*
First Time		Typo3 typo3 Typo3
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 7.5

21 Apr 2026, 10:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-04-21 10:16

Updated : 2026-06-17 11:00

NVD link : CVE-2026-6553

Mitre link : CVE-2026-6553

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-6553

JSON object : View

Products Affected

typo3

typo3

CWE

CWE-312

Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

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