CVE-2020-9523 - CVE House
Back to Database
Status published High CVE-2020-9523

Insufficiently protected credentials vulnerability on Micro Focus enterprise developer and...

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

THREAT MONITOR

Am I Vulnerable?

Launch our assessment wizard to check if your infrastructure is exposed to • CVE-2020-9523

Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Enterprise developer and server.
Vulnerable Versions:
All version prior to version 4.0 Patch Update 16, and version 5.0 Patch Update 6.

Timeline

Official Publish: April 17th, 2020
Last Modified: August 4th, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.