CVE-2026-6553CWE-312

TYPO3 CMS Stores Cleartext Password in User Settings Module

High · published April 21, 2026

CVSS v4.0
7.3
EPSS
0%
Percentile
18.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
7.3 · HIGH
Vector
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
EPSS
0.00269 · 18.0th percentile
Weakness
CWE-312 · Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
Published
2026-04-21T10:04Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 21 APR 10:04Z
    TYPO3 CMS Stores Cleartext Password in User Settings Module
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