# CVE-2020-9404: Hardcoded credentials in n/a

> Attackers can modify stored passwords in PACTware due to insecure storage, allowing unauthorized access and configuration changes.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Aug 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jv87-phf9-vqrx

## What is CVE-2020-9404?

CVE-2020-9404 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Aug 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In PACTware before 4.1 SP6 and 5.x before 5.0.5.31, passwords are stored in an insecure manner, and may be modified by an attacker with no knowledge of the current passwords.

Weakness: CWE-522 (Insufficiently Protected Credentials)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-9404?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Pactware Pactware.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-9404?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-9404 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-9404 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-9404 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2020-9403](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-9403/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (medium 5.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-9404 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-9404 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Aug 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-9404 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-9404/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-9404/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-9404
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-9404
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-9404

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-9404/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.