What is CVE-2020-27179?

CVE-2020-27179 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Konzept-Ix Publixone, classified under Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-10-27.

How severe is CVE-2020-27179?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Konzept-Ix Publixone

CVE-2020-27179

konzept-ix publiXone before 2020.015 allows attackers to take over arbitrary user accounts by crafting password-reset tokens.

EPSS: 0.013 (67.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Konzept-ix Publixone
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-640 — Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password

References

cve@mitre.org (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-27179?: CVE-2020-27179 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Konzept-Ix Publixone, classified under Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-10-27.
How severe is CVE-2020-27179?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.