CVE Explorer
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.
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"collectionURL":"https://packagist.org","defaultStatus":"unaffected","packageName":"typo3/cms-backend","product":"TYPO3 CMS","repo":"https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3","vendor":"TYPO3","versions":[{"lessThan":"14.3.0","status":"affected","version":"14.2.0","versionType":"semver"}]}
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Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"Automatable":"NOT_DEFINED","Recovery":"NOT_DEFINED","Safety":"NOT_DEFINED","attackComplexity":"LOW","attackRequirements":"PRESENT","attackVector":"NETWORK","baseScore":7.3,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","exploitMaturity":"NOT_DEFINED","privilegesRequired":"NONE","providerUrgency":"NOT_DEFINED","subAvailabilityImpact":"HIGH","subConfidentialityImpact":"HIGH","subIntegrityImpact":"HIGH","userInteraction":"PASSIVE","valueDensity":"NOT_DEFINED","vectorString":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H","version":"4.0","vulnAvailabilityImpact":"NONE","vulnConfidentialityImp…
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CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-312","description":"CWE-312 Cleartext storage of sensitive information","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
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Source references
2 source assertions{"name":"Git commit of main branch","tags":["patch"],"url":"https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3/commit/9a6e913f70767f63b322ae3e2d2f4e302624c291"}
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{"tags":["vendor-advisory"],"url":"https://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2026-005"}
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Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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