CVE-2020-1940

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: January 28, 2020 at 04:51 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:02 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorJackrabbit Oak

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 5%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

1.2.0 ≤ v ≤ 1.22.0

Remediation

No guide yet

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CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-212

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