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CVE-2020-9523: microfocus enterprise_developer Insufficiently Protected Credentials

CVSS: 8.8v3.1HighModified
Published 17-04-2020Last modified 04-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-9523 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerability in microfocus enterprise_developer. EPSS estimates a 0.86% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 57.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
35/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.86%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 17-04-2020
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.86%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

58%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.86% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.86%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Microfocus2 products
  • enterprise_developer≤ 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0:update_1 | 4.0:update_10 | 4.0:update_11 | 4.0:update_12 | 4.0:update_13 | 4.0:update_14 | 4.0:update_15 | 4.0:update_2 | 4.0:update_3 | 4.0:update_4 | 4.0:update_5 | 4.0:update_6 | 4.0:update_7 | 4.0:update_8 | 4.0:update_9 | 5.0 | 5.0:update_1 | 5.0:update_2 | 5.0:update_3 | 5.0:update_4 | 5.0:update_5
  • enterprise_server≤ 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0:update_1 | 4.0:update_10 | 4.0:update_11 | 4.0:update_12 | 4.0:update_13 | 4.0:update_14 | 4.0:update_15 | 4.0:update_2 | 4.0:update_3 | 4.0:update_4 | 4.0:update_5 | 4.0:update_6 | 4.0:update_7 | 4.0:update_8 | 4.0:update_9 | 5.0 | 5.0:update_1 | 5.0:update_2 | 5.0:update_3 | 5.0:update_4 | 5.0:update_5

1 vendor · 2 products

References

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