VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2020-9523

CVSS score8.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.86%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2020-04-17
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

Insufficiently protected credentials vulnerability on Micro Focus enterprise developer and enterprise server, affecting all version prior to 4.0 Patch Update 16, and version 5.0 Patch Update 6. The vulnerability could allow an attacker to transmit hashed credentials for the user account running the Micro Focus Directory Server (MFDS) to an arbitrary site, compromising that account's security.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-522

Primary references