CyberRota Analysis
This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8. It affects Nginx.
CVE
CVE-2020-5899
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
0.18%
Nginx
Original NVD 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.
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