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...

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. ...

PT-2026-33927

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions TYPO3 CMS version 14.2.0 Description Changing backend users passwords through the user settings module causes the cleartext password to be stored in the uc and user settings fields of the be users database table. Recommendations At the moment,...