CVE-2020-5263: Insufficiently Protected Credentials

April 9, 2020 (updated April 10, 2020)

In the case of an (authentication) error, the error object returned by the library contains the original request of the user, which may include the plaintext password the user entered. If the error object is exposed or logged without modification, the application risks password exposure.

References

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5263

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