CVE-2020-13473

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Published Dec 28, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

NCH Express Accounts 8.24 and earlier allows local users to discover the cleartext password by reading the configuration file.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:nchsoftware:express_accounts:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-5724	NCH Express Accounts 8.24 and earlier allows local users to discover the cleartext password by reading the configuration file.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.289% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://cvewalkthrough.com/cve-2020-13473-nch-account-clear-text-password-storage/
https://tejaspingulkar.blogspot.com/2020/12/cve-2020-13473-nch-account-clear-text.html

History

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Subscriptions

Nchsoftware Express Accounts

Weaknesses

CWE-312

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 12:18 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Dec 28, 2020, 9:16 PM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 12:18 PM
Reserved: May 25, 2020, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 2:53 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 28, 2020, 10:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 2:53 AM

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