What is CVE-2020-22783?

CVE-2020-22783 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Etherpad, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-04-28.

How severe is CVE-2020-22783?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Etherpad

CVE-2020-22783

Etherpad <1.8.3 stored passwords used by users insecurely in the database and in log files. This affects every database backend supported by Etherpad.

EPSS: 0.006 (47.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Etherpad
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-312 — Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

References

cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-22783?: CVE-2020-22783 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Etherpad, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-04-28.
How severe is CVE-2020-22783?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.