CVE-2020-7940

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.

Predictions

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No vendor mitigations ingested yet for this CVE. The mitigation-content worker queues fetches as references arrive — check back in a few minutes, or see the references list below.

References

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7940
• https://github.com/plone/Plone
• https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/plone/PYSEC-2020-89.yaml
• https://plone.org/security/hotfix/20200121
• https://plone.org/security/hotfix/20200121/password-strength-checks-were-not-always-checked
• https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/22/1
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/24/1