CVE-2020-18220 Weak cryptography in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Weak AES-CBC encryption without random salt or IV in DoraCMS allows attackers to recover user passwords via dictionary attacks.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-18220?

CVE-2020-18220 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 May 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Weak Encoding for Password in DoraCMS v2.1.1 and earlier allows attackers to obtain sensitive information as it does not use a random salt or IV for its AES-CBC encryption, causes password encrypted for users to be susceptible to dictionary attacks.

Weakness: CWE-326

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-18220?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Html-Js Doracms.

How do I fix CVE-2020-18220?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-18220 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-18220 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-18220 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6pr6-2grv-9mc6.

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