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High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jul 1, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-5899

CVE-2020-5899

Description

In NGINX Controller 3.0.0-3.4.0, recovery code required to change a user's password is transmitted and stored in the database in plain text, which allows an attacker who can intercept the database connection or have read access to the database, to request a password reset using the email address of another registered user then retrieve the recovery code.

Affected products

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Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

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