PT-2020-13997 · Convos · Convos

Stig P · Published 2020-06-18 · Updated 2020-06-29 · CVE-2020-14423

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.3

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Convos versions prior to 4.20

Description The issue arises from the improper generation of a random secret in Core/Settings.pm and Util.pm, leading to a predictable CONVOS LOCAL SECRET value. This predictability affects password resets and invitations.

Recommendations For versions prior to 4.20, update to version 4.20 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Use of Insufficiently Random Values

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-330

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-14423

Affected Products

Convos

References · 5

• https://github.com/Nordaaker/convos/commit/54d1763ac65c05aad27ad454b4e5a62ba8352d39 · Patch
• https://github.com/Nordaaker/convos/compare/4.19...4.20 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-14423 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14423 · Security Note
• https://convos.chat/blog/2020/6/18/local-secret-got-more-secure · Vendor Advisory