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CVE-2020-28873

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.85%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2021-03-17 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2020-28873
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
0.85%

Original NVD Description

Fluxbb 1.5.11 is affected by a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability by sending an extremely long password via the user login form. When a long password is sent, the password hashing process will result in CPU and memory exhaustion on the server.

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