cvelist/2020/5xxx/CVE-2020-5899.json

{
    "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."
            }
        ]
    }
}