CVE-2020-5899 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2020-5899 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 01/07/2020 | CVE Updated: 04/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2020
Source: f5 | Vendor: n/a | Product: NGINX Controller
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2020-5899 Description

In NGINX Controller 3.0.0-3.4.0, recovery code required to change a user\'s password is transmitted and stored in the database in plain text, which allows an attacker who can intercept the database connection or have read access to the database, to request a password reset using the email address of another registered user then retrieve the recovery code.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: n/a
Vector: n/a

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    Attack Complexity (AC)*
    Privileges Required (PR)*
    User Interaction (UI)*
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l➤ Impact Metrics:
    Confidentiality Impact (C)*
    Integrity Impact (I)*
    Availability Impact (A)*

Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID:
CWE Name: account hijacking
Source: n/a

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).