Information disclosure in Apache Jackrabbit Oak - CVE-2020-1940

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Information disclosure in Apache Jackrabbit Oak - CVE-2020-1940

Published: February 5, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU24935
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1940
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Apache Foundation
Affected software:
Apache Jackrabbit Oak

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in the optional initial password change and password expiration features. 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. A remote attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.


How to mitigate CVE-2020-1940

Install updates from vendor's website.

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