{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ranges": [
        {
          "database_specific": {
            "extracted_events": [
              {
                "introduced": "14.2.0"
              },
              {
                "fixed": "14.3.0"
              }
            ],
            "source": "AFFECTED_FIELD"
          },
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "cfda1147fba7bb5bbe30cf5aedd3277a0a329b3e"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "5b0ba8a1eca8b2ccfa39320a2de66676a2eea151"
            }
          ],
          "repo": "https://github.com/typo3/typo3",
          "type": "GIT"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "14.2.0"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cna_assigner": "TYPO3",
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-312"
    ],
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/6xxx/CVE-2026-6553.json"
  },
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "CVE-2026-6553",
  "modified": "2026-08-07T11:31:31.314574203Z",
  "published": "2026-04-21T10:04:02.525Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://packagist.org"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/6xxx/CVE-2026-6553.json"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-6553"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2026-005"
    },
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3/commit/9a6e913f70767f63b322ae3e2d2f4e302624c291"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.8.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "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",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "TYPO3 CMS Stores Cleartext Password in User Settings Module"
}