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Vulnerability details: VCID-8wkk-84ky-17ak
Vulnerability ID VCID-8wkk-84ky-17ak
Aliases CVE-2020-7940
PYSEC-2020-89
Summary 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.
Status Published
Exploitability None
Weighted Severity None
Risk None
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (0)
There are no known CWE.
System Score Found at
There are no known severity scores.
Reference id Reference type URL
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
No exploits are available.
There are no known vectors.

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Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-06-02T04:06:07.922323+00:00 Pypa Importer Import https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/blob/main/vulns/plone/PYSEC-2020-89.yaml 38.6.0