{ "data_type": "CVE", "data_format": "MITRE", "data_version": "4.0", "CVE_data_meta": { "ID": "CVE-2020-5899", "ASSIGNER": "f5sirt@f5.com", "STATE": "PUBLIC" }, "affects": { "vendor": { "vendor_data": [ { "vendor_name": "n/a", "product": { "product_data": [ { "product_name": "NGINX Controller", "version": { "version_data": [ { "version_value": "3.0.0-3.4.0" } ] } } ] } } ] } }, "problemtype": { "problemtype_data": [ { "description": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "account hijacking" } ] } ] }, "references": { "reference_data": [ { "refsource": "MISC", "name": "https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K25434422", "url": "https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K25434422" } ] }, "description": { "description_data": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "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." } ] } }