Security Advisory
CVE-2020-5899
7.8
HIGH
Vulnerability Description
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.
Published Date
July 1, 2020
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory