HIGH
plone: missing password strength checks on some forms
Published Jan 23, 2020
8.7
HIGHCVSS 4.0
EPSS 1.26%
Description
Missing password strength checks on some forms in Plone 4.3 through 5.2.0 allow users to set weak passwords, leading to easier cracking.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
8.7 HIGH GHSA
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Attack Requirements None
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Vulnerable System Confidentiality None
Vulnerable System Integrity High
Vulnerable System Availability None
Subsequent System Confidentiality None
Subsequent System Integrity None
Subsequent System Availability None
7.5 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact None
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.26% 0.01265
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01265
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 1.26% (0.01265) | 68.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.26% (0.01265) | 68.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.27% (0.00265) | 66.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 3, 2024 | 0.27% (0.00265) | 65.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 27, 2023 | 0.27% (0.00265) | 63.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 12, 2023 | 0.19% (0.00192) | 56.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.16% (0.00161) | 50.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 7.18% (0.07176) | 80.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 4.50% (0.04504) | 76.47th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 4.50% (0.04504) | 76.26th | v1 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 65.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (2)
References (10)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/24/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-7940 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1798203 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cw58-gpgw-hwx2 Advisory
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/plone/PYSEC-2020-89.yaml
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7940
- https://plone.org/security/hotfix/20200121 x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- https://plone.org/security/hotfix/20200121/password-strength-checks-were-not-always-checked x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-7940
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/22/1 x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/24/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-7940 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1798203 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cw58-gpgw-hwx2 | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/plone/PYSEC-2020-89.yaml | ||
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7940 | ||
| https://plone.org/security/hotfix/20200121 | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory | |
| https://plone.org/security/hotfix/20200121/password-strength-checks-were-not-always-checked | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-7940 | ||
| https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/22/1 | x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 23, 2020
Updated Aug 4, 2024
Reserved Jan 23, 2020
Link CVE-2020-7940
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-CW58-GPGW-HWX2 Updated n/a