VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2020-9523

Insufficiently protected credentials vulnerability on Micro Focus enterprise developer and enterprise server, affecting all version prior to 4.0 Patch Update 16, and version 5.0 Patch Update 6.

HIGH 8.8EPSS 0.86%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.86%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Insufficiently protected credentials vulnerability on Micro Focus enterprise developer and enterprise server, affecting all version prior to 4.0 Patch Update 16, and version 5.0 Patch Update 6. The vulnerability could allow an attacker to transmit hashed credentials for the user account running the Micro Focus Directory Server (MFDS) to an arbitrary site, compromising that account's security.

CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.86% probability · 56th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-522
Affected: microfocus/enterprise developer · microfocus/enterprise server
Source: security@opentext.com

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.