Vulnerability Details : CVE-2020-22783
Potential exploit
Etherpad <1.8.3 stored passwords used by users insecurely in the database and in log files. This affects every database backend supported by Etherpad.
Products affected by CVE-2020-22783
- cpe:2.3:a:etherpad:etherpad:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-22783
0.11%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 27 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2020-22783
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N |
8.0
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2.9
|
NIST | |
|
6.5
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
2.8
|
3.6
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2020-22783
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The product stores sensitive information in cleartext within a resource that might be accessible to another control sphere.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2020-22783
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https://github.com/ether/etherpad-lite/commit/53f126082a8b3d094e48b159f0f0bc8a5db4b2f4
SessionStore: replace password with PASSWORD_HIDDEN when storing in db · ether/etherpad-lite@53f1260 · GitHubPatch;Third Party Advisory
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https://github.com/ether/etherpad-lite/issues/3421
plain text password in the database · Issue #3421 · ether/etherpad-lite · GitHubExploit;Issue Tracking;Third Party Advisory
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