CVE-2020-28597 Weak cryptography in Epignosis
Attackers can predict password reset tokens due to weak seeding, allowing them to take over arbitrary user accounts in EfrontPro.
- 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-2020-28597?
CVE-2020-28597 is a critical vulnerability in Epignosis, published on 3 Mar 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A predictable seed vulnerability exists in the password reset functionality of Epignosis EfrontPro 5.2.21. By predicting the seed it is possible to generate the correct password reset 1-time token. An attacker can visit the password reset supplying the password reset token to reset the password of an account of their choice.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-28597?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Epignosishq Efront.
How do I fix CVE-2020-28597?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-28597 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-28597 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-28597 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9vx8-499f-5qv7.