CVE-2020-5899

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Summary

CVECVE-2020-5899
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-07-01 15:15:00 UTC
Updated2021-07-21 11:39:00 UTC
DescriptionIn 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-312 | CWE-319 | CWE-522

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application F5 Nginx Controller All All All All

References

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support.f5.com/csp/article/K25434422 MISC support.f5.com Vendor Advisory
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