Information disclosure in Fineract - CVE-2018-20243
Published: October 13, 2020 / Updated: October 15, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU47649
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-20243
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Fineract
Fineract
Software vendor:
Apache Foundation
Apache Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to application passed user credentials during authentication via HTTP GET request. A remote attacker can obtain victim's password in clear text via Referer HTTP header or via web server/proxy logs.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.