CVE-2020-1940
Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer in Apache Jackrabbit Oak
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.69%
Description
The optional initial password change and password expiration features present in Apache Jackrabbit Oak 1.2.0 to 1.22.0 are prone to a sensitive information disclosure vulnerability. The code mandates the changed password to be passed as an additional attribute to the credentials object but does not remove it upon processing during the first phase of the authentication. In combination with additional, independent authentication mechanisms, this may lead to the new password being disclosed.
How to fix CVE-2020-1940
To remediate CVE-2020-1940, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1.24.0 or later
Is CVE-2020-1940 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.7%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- >= 1.12.0, < 1.24.0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
References (13)
- ADVISORYnvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1940
- WEBlists.apache.org/thread.html/r3da8e2fd253ecd4d3a0de71ce255631148b54be8500225b5812f7737@%3Coak-commits.jackrabbit.apache.org%3E
- WEBlists.apache.org/thread.html/r45b0e2fb6ac51c5a03952b08b5e0efde1249ecb809884cc87eb0bd99@%3Ccommits.jackrabbit.apache.org%3E