CVE-2020-5899 (GCVE-0-2020-5899)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-07-01 14:01 – Updated: 2024-08-04 08:47
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Summary
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.
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No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • account hijacking
Assigner
f5
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a NGINX Controller Affected: 3.0.0-3.4.0
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