CVE-2020-7940 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Missing password strength checks on some forms in Plone 4.3 through 5.2.0 allow users to set weak passwords, leading to easier cracking.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0034.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Plone	Plone

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-0147	Missing password strength checks on some forms in Plone 4.3 through 5.2.0 allow users to set weak passwords, leading to easier cracking.
Github GHSA	GHSA-cw58-gpgw-hwx2	Plone allows weak passwords

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/24/1
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7940
https://plone.org/security/hotfix/20200121
https://plone.org/security/hotfix/20200121/password-strength-checks-were-not-always-checked
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-7940
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/22/1

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2020-01-23T20:38:26

Updated: 2024-08-04T09:48:24.611Z

Reserved: 2020-01-23T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2020-7940

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-01-23T21:15:13.507

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:38:03.233

Link: CVE-2020-7940

Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2020-01-23T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2020-7940 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

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