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CVE-2020-7940

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Date: January 23, 2020

Missing password strength checks on some forms in Plone 4.3 through 5.2.0 allow users to set weak passwords, leading to easier cracking.

Language: Python

Severity Score

7.5

Related Resources (9)

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/24/1

Url: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-7940

Url: https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/plone/PYSEC-2020-89.yaml

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7940

Url: https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/22/1

Url: https://plone.org/security/hotfix/20200121/password-strength-checks-were-not-always-checked

Url: https://github.com/plone/Plone

Url: https://plone.org/security/hotfix/20200121

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2020-7940

Severity Score

7.5

Weakness Type (CWE)

Weak Password Requirements

CWE-521

Top Fix

Upgrade Version

Upgrade to version plone - 4.3.20;plone - 5.1.7;plone - 5.2.2;plone - 5.2.1

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	7.5
Attack Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	NONE
User Interaction (UI):	NONE
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	HIGH
Availability (A):	NONE

CVSS v2

Base Score:	5.0
Access Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC):	LOW
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	PARTIAL
Availability (A):	NONE
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