CVE-2026-6553

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

TYPO3 CMS Stores Cleartext Password in User Settings Module

Problem The backend user settings module SetupModuleController incorrectly conflates entity data like passwords or email address with user-interface settings like theme, display options when persisting changes. As a result, passwords were stored in cleartext in the uc and usersettings fields of t...

Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

Overview Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information due to the SetupModuleController module merging entity data with user-interface settings before storing them in DB. An attacker can obtain sensitive user credentials by accessing the uc and...

CVE-2026-6553 TYPO3 CMS Stores Cleartext Password in User Settings Module

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

CVE-2026-6553

TYPO3 CMS 14.2.0 is affected by CVE-2026-6553 where changing backend users’ passwords via the user settings module stores the cleartext password in the be_users.uc and be_users.user_settings fields. The root cause is plaintext password storage in these fields, leading to exposure of credentials. ...

CVE-2026-6553 TYPO3 CMS Stores Cleartext Password in User Settings Module

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

CVE-2026-6553: Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

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