CVE-2026-6553
HIGH EPSS 6.3%
Published Apr 21, 20262mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
7.3 CVSS 4.0
Published Apr 21, 2026 2mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago
Description
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 Details
Base Score
Exploitability
Impact
Vector string
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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction P
Scope X
Threat Intelligence
EPSS Exploit Probability
6.3% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available
Weaknesses 1
CWE-312
Affected Products 1
| Vendor | Product | Version | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| typo3 | typo3 | 14.2.0 | any |
References 2
- github.com https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3/commit/9a6e913f70767f63b322ae3e2d2f4e302624c291
- typo3.org https://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2026-005
Remediation
- github.com https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3/commit/9a6e913f70767f63b322ae3e2d2f4e302624c291