The optional initial password change and password expiration features present in Apache Jackrabbit Oak 1.2.0 to 1.22.0 are prone to a sensitive information disclosure vulnerability. The code mandates the changed password to be passed as an additional attribute to the credentials object but does not remove it upon processing during the first phase of the authentication. In combination with additional, independent authentication mechanisms, this may lead to the new password being disclosed.
CVE-2020-1940
This high-severity CVE scores 7.5 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.7%, top 28% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 7.5
- EG Score
- 7.5(medium)
- EPSS
- 90.5%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
January 28, 2020
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (24)
- security@apachehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/28/1
- security@apachehttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3da8e2fd253ecd4d3a0de71ce255631148b54be8500225b5812f7737%40%3Coak-commits.jackrabbit.apache.org%3E
- security@apachehttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r45b0e2fb6ac51c5a03952b08b5e0efde1249ecb809884cc87eb0bd99%40%3Ccommits.jackrabbit.apache.org%3E
- security@apachehttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r601637e38ee743e845856a4e24915cb8db26ae80ca782bef91989cbc%40%3Coak-commits.jackrabbit.apache.org%3E
- security@apachehttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra295f919586b19def7cc7713d9d78595507d5f703362fccb779eeeb9%40%3Coak-commits.jackrabbit.apache.org%3E
- security@apachehttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra6b3e78f5ed545c1d859d664f66c6d3fc5d731d9b1d842349654e4f0%40%3Ccommits.jackrabbit.apache.org%3E
- security@apachehttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb3023cfd45441b570c1abaa347d0cac78df97b5d3f27d674d01b3d2a%40%3Ccommits.jackrabbit.apache.org%3E
- security@apachehttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rba884dbe733781cbaaffa28b77bc37a6a9f948b3a72a1bdad5e1587c%40%3Ccommits.jackrabbit.apache.org%3E
- security@apachehttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rbef4701b5ce4d827182e70ad7b4d987a9157682ba3643e05a9ef5a7b%40%3Ccommits.jackrabbit.apache.org%3E
- security@apachehttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc35a57ecdeae342d46f729d6bc9750ba860c101f450cc171798dba28%40%3Coak-commits.jackrabbit.apache.org%3E
- security@apachehttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rccc0ed467faa35734ea16b8f5de5603e708936c41a4eddd90fddeaf0%40%3Cannounce.jackrabbit.apache.org%3E
- security@apachehttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rccc0ed467faa35734ea16b8f5de5603e708936c41a4eddd90fddeaf0%40%3Cusers.jackrabbit.apache.org%3E
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/28/1
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3da8e2fd253ecd4d3a0de71ce255631148b54be8500225b5812f7737%40%3Coak-commits.jackrabbit.apache.org%3E
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r45b0e2fb6ac51c5a03952b08b5e0efde1249ecb809884cc87eb0bd99%40%3Ccommits.jackrabbit.apache.org%3E
Affected Packages
(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Maven(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| org.apache.jackrabbit:oak-core | 1.10.0 ... 1.10.7 (8 versions) | 1.10.8 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
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Data Freshness Timeline
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