CVE-2021-20113 (GCVE-0-2021-20113)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-07-29 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-03 17:30
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Summary
An exposure of sensitive information vulnerability exists in TCExam <= 14.8.1. If a password reset request was made for an email address that was not registered with a user then we would be presented with an ‘unknown email’ error. If an email is given that is registered with a user then this error will not appear. A malicious actor could abuse this to enumerate the email addresses of
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CWE
  • Observable Discrepancy
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n/a TCExam Affected: 14.8.1
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