What is CVE-2020-9404?

CVE-2020-9404 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pactware, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2020-08-11.

How severe is CVE-2020-9404?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Pactware

CVE-2020-9404

In PACTware before 4.1 SP6 and 5.x before 5.0.5.31, passwords are stored in an insecure manner, and may be modified by an attacker with no knowledge of the current passwords.

EPSS: 0.003 (20.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Pactware — versions 2.4, 3.0, 3.5
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-522 — Insufficiently Protected Credentials

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-9404?: CVE-2020-9404 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pactware, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2020-08-11.
How severe is CVE-2020-9404?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.