CVE-2020-10727

Credential disclosure via plaintext resetUsers storage

Published Jun 26, 2020 · Updated Aug 4, 2024

Cleartext credential storage in Apache Artemis 2.7.0 through 2.12.0 allows local users to read broker passwords from a properties file. The management API's resetUsers operation writes supplied passwords without hashing them into etc/artemis-users.properties. Exposure requires a management user to invoke resetUsers and a local user to read the resulting file; the flaw does not alter data or interrupt service.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.70%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Cleartext credential storage in Apache Artemis 2.7.0 through 2.12.0 allows local users to read broker passwords from a properties file. The management API's resetUsers operation writes supplied passwords without hashing them into etc/artemis-users.properties. Exposure requires a management user to invoke resetUsers and a local user to read the resulting file; the flaw does not alter data or interrupt service.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-10727
Published
Jun 26, 2020
Updated
Aug 4, 2024
Vendor
The Apache Software Foundation
Product
Apache Artemis
Classifications
CWE-522, CWE-312, T1552.001
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 26, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=version 2.7.0 up until 2.12.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

The Apache Software Foundation · Apache Artemisversion=version 2.7.0 up until 2.12.0

Published CVSS scores

5.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
2.1NIST NVDAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-522Insufficiently Protected Credentials
CWE-312Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
T1552.001Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files

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