{"cve":"CVE-2020-7940","nvd":{"published":"2020-01-23T21:15:13.507","modified":"2026-06-17T03:25:39.980","status":"Modified","description":"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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N","score":7.5},"cwes":["CWE-521"],"references":["http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/24/1","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"],"products":["plone:plone"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:01:01.339895972+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2020-7940","score":0.01265,"percentile":0.69735,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-cw58-gpgw-hwx2","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-cw58-gpgw-hwx2","summary":"Plone allows weak passwords","modified":"2024-10-14T22:01:32.695667Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"plone","purl":"pkg:pypi/plone","ranges":[">=4.3 <4.3.20"],"fixed":["4.3.20"]},{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"plone","purl":"pkg:pypi/plone","ranges":[">=5.0rc1 <5.1.7"],"fixed":["5.1.7"]},{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"plone","purl":"pkg:pypi/plone","ranges":[">=5.2.0 <5.2.2"],"fixed":["5.2.2"]}]},{"id":"PYSEC-2020-89","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2020-89","summary":"","modified":"2026-06-10T17:01:36.252122655Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"plone","purl":"pkg:pypi/plone","ranges":[">=4.3 <5.2.1"],"fixed":["5.2.1"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}