What is CVE-2018-20243?

CVE-2018-20243 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Fineract, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-10-13.

How severe is CVE-2018-20243?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apache Fineract

CVE-2018-20243

The implementation of POST with the username and password in the URL parameters exposed the credentials. More infomration is available in fineract jira issues 726 and 629.

EPSS: 0.026 (83.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Apache Fineract — versions 0.4.0, 0.5.0, 0.6.0
N/a Apache Fineract — versions 0.4.0-incubating, 0.5.0-incubating, 0.6.0-incubating, 1.0.0, 1.1.0, 1.2.0, 1.3.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-522 — Insufficiently Protected Credentials

References

security@apache.org (Exploit, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-20243?: CVE-2018-20243 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Fineract, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-10-13.
How severe is CVE-2018-20243?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.