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CVE-2020-14423 Details

Description

Convos before 4.20 does not properly generate a random secret in Core/Settings.pm and Util.pm. This leads to a predictable CONVOS_LOCAL_SECRET value, affecting password resets and invitations.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.3 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://convos.chat/blog/2020/6/18/local-secret-got-more-secure CVEVendor Advisory
https://github.com/Nordaaker/convos/commit/54d1763ac65c05aad27ad454b4e5a62ba8352d39 CVEPatch
https://github.com/Nordaaker/convos/compare/4.19...4.20 CVEPatch
https://convos.chat/blog/2020/6/18/local-secret-got-more-secure [email protected]Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/Nordaaker/convos/commit/54d1763ac65c05aad27ad454b4e5a62ba8352d39 [email protected]Patch

see all 6 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-330Use of Insufficiently Random Values[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
convos convos
< 4.20

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:convos:convos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

4 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2020-14423
NVD Published Date:
Jun 18, 2020
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2020-14423 Details - Not Deferred