What is CVE-2020-7378?

CVE-2020-7378 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Crixp Opencrx, classified under CWE-620. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2020-11-24.

How severe is CVE-2020-7378?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-7378 known to be exploited?

10 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Auth bypass in Crixp Opencrx

CVE-2020-7378

CRIXP OpenCRX version 4.30 and 5.0-20200717 and prior suffers from an unverified password change vulnerability. An attacker who is able to connect to the affected OpenCRX instance can change the password of any user, including admin-Standard, to any chosen value. This issue was resolved in version 5.0-20200904, released September 4, 2020.

Published 2020-11-24 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.026 (84.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 85th percentile — 84.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.026 · newest: 0.026 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Crixp Opencrx — versions 4.30, 5.0-20200717
Opencrx — versions 5.0, 5.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

blog.rapid7.com/2020/11/24/cve-2020-7378-opencrx-unverified-password-change/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-7378?: CVE-2020-7378 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Crixp Opencrx, classified under CWE-620. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2020-11-24.
How severe is CVE-2020-7378?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-7378 known to be exploited?: 10 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.