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CVE-2020-5899

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CVE-2020-5899

Published: Jul 1, 2020

Modified: Aug 4, 2024

PUBLISHED

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.

VendorProductVersions

n/a

NGINX Controller

affected
3.0.0-3.4.0

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