CVE-2020-10538 json
An issue was discovered in Epikur before 20.1.1.
published 2021-02-05 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-2991
- cvss
- 5.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 18%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An issue was discovered in Epikur before 20.1.1. It stores the secret passwords of the users as MD5 hashes in the database. MD5 can be brute-forced efficiently and should not be used for such purposes. Additionally, since no salt is used, rainbow tables can speed up the attack.
Patch / fix
- epikur epikur 20.1.1
Exploit prediction
0.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 18% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- x41-dsec.de https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2020-003-epikur referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-916 Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort
References
-
x41-dsec.de
/lab/advisories/x41-2020-003-epikur
exploit, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-10538
- NVD CVE-2020-10538
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