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TI-2026-05743 Aliases CVE-2026-6553GHSA-xvv6-p4wf-mvx7

TYPO3 CMS Stores Cleartext Password in User Settings Module

Priority LOW 31CWE-312Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Passive
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
Present
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-312.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00167 5th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed TYPO3 CMS (TYPO3): 14.3.0typo3/cms-backend (Packagist): 14.3.0

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
TYPO3TYPO3 CMS14.2.0 to before 14.3.014.3.0Patch availableCNA
—typo3/cms-backend (Packagist)14.2.0 to before 14.3.014.3.0Patch availableGHSA-xvv6-p4wf-mvx7
  • TYPO3 CMS VendorTYPO3 Affected 14.2.0 to before 14.3.0 Fixed in 14.3.0 Patch available CNA
  • typo3/cms-backend (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 14.2.0 to before 14.3.0 Fixed in 14.3.0 Patch available GHSA-xvv6-p4wf-mvx7

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:14.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*14.2.0VulnerableTYPO3
  • cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:14.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 14.2.0 Vulnerable ·TYPO3

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA TYPO3 CMS (TYPO3) Fixed in 14.3.0
  • Fix · GHSA-xvv6-p4wf-mvx7 typo3/cms-backend (Packagist) Fixed in 14.3.0 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-6553
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xvv6-p4wf-mvx7

References

Patch 1

Advisory 2

Other 2

  • TI-2023-10314 Persisted Cross-Site Scripting in Frontend Rendering in typo3 CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2010-03538 The jumpUrl (aka access tracking) implementation in tslib/class.tslib_fe.php in TYPO3… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2009-00775 The jumpUrl mechanism in class.tslib_fe.php in TYPO3 3.3.x through 3.8.x, 4.0 before… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2009-00241 The Indexed Search Engine (indexed_search) system extension in TYPO3 4.0.0 through 4.0.9… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2020-08940 Improperly Controlled Modification of Dynamically-Determined Object Attributes in TYPO3 CMS CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2011-03994 Improper authentication in TYPO3 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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