CVE-2020-5899

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-312 CWE-319 CWE-522

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Jul 1, 2020
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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