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CVE-2018-20243· NVD / CVE Program· CNA apache

The implementation of POST with the username and password in the URL parameters exposed the credentials.

The implementation of POST with the username and password in the URL parameters exposed the credentials. More infomration is available in fineract jira issues 726 and 629.

HighCVSS 7.5 · v3.1—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Oct 13, 2020
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
2.7% · 85th percentile
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Action score

31

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 2.7%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
apachefineract

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • apache fineract1.0.0 and later · up to 1.3.0 inclusive
  • apache fineract0.4.0
  • apache fineract0.5.0
  • apache fineract0.6.0

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (apache). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • n/a Apache Fineract

    • 0.4.0-incubating, 0.5.0-incubating, 0.6.0-incubating, 1.0.0, 1.1.0, 1.2.0, 1.3.0affected

Same product

apache: all records

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Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

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Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
none
Availability
none
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-522 · Insufficiently Protected Credentials

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

nvd-primary

Attack context

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