CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2020-9523

Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Published: Apr 17, 2020 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
8.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
6.5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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Insufficiently protected credentials vulnerability on Micro Focus enterprise developer and enterprise server, affecting all version prior to 4.0 Patch Update 16, and version 5.0 Patch Update 6. The vulnerability could allow an attacker to transmit hashed credentials for the user account running the Micro Focus Directory Server (MFDS) to an arbitrary site, compromising that accounts security.

Weakness

The product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Enterprise_developerMicrofocus*3.0 (including)
Enterprise_developerMicrofocus4.0 (including)4.0 (including)
Enterprise_developerMicrofocus4.0-update_1 (including)4.0-update_1 (including)
Enterprise_developerMicrofocus4.0-update_10 (including)4.0-update_10 (including)
Enterprise_developerMicrofocus4.0-update_11 (including)4.0-update_11 (including)
Enterprise_developerMicrofocus4.0-update_12 (including)4.0-update_12 (including)
Enterprise_developerMicrofocus4.0-update_13 (including)4.0-update_13 (including)
Enterprise_developerMicrofocus4.0-update_14 (including)4.0-update_14 (including)
Enterprise_developerMicrofocus4.0-update_15 (including)4.0-update_15 (including)
Enterprise_developerMicrofocus4.0-update_2 (including)4.0-update_2 (including)
Enterprise_developerMicrofocus4.0-update_3 (including)4.0-update_3 (including)
Enterprise_developerMicrofocus4.0-update_4 (including)4.0-update_4 (including)
Enterprise_developerMicrofocus4.0-update_5 (including)4.0-update_5 (including)
Enterprise_developerMicrofocus4.0-update_6 (including)4.0-update_6 (including)
Enterprise_developerMicrofocus4.0-update_7 (including)4.0-update_7 (including)
Enterprise_developerMicrofocus4.0-update_8 (including)4.0-update_8 (including)
Enterprise_developerMicrofocus4.0-update_9 (including)4.0-update_9 (including)
Enterprise_developerMicrofocus5.0 (including)5.0 (including)
Enterprise_developerMicrofocus5.0-update_1 (including)5.0-update_1 (including)
Enterprise_developerMicrofocus5.0-update_2 (including)5.0-update_2 (including)
Enterprise_developerMicrofocus5.0-update_3 (including)5.0-update_3 (including)
Enterprise_developerMicrofocus5.0-update_4 (including)5.0-update_4 (including)
Enterprise_developerMicrofocus5.0-update_5 (including)5.0-update_5 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References