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01 Record

CVE-2020-28597

A predictable seed vulnerability exists in the password reset functionality of Epignosis EfrontPro 5.2.21. By predicting the seed it is possible to generate the correct password reset 1-time token. An

CriticalPUBLISHEDCNA: talos
CNA base score9.8 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

02 Description

A predictable seed vulnerability exists in the password reset functionality of Epignosis EfrontPro 5.2.21. By predicting the seed it is possible to generate the correct password reset 1-time token. An

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
1.07% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 64.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
7.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2021-03-03 17:47Z5 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-04 16:40Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2020-11-13
Assigning CNA
talos
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Critical (CVSS 9.8)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
  • CWE-337Predictable Seed in Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG)Variant
  • CWE-335Incorrect Usage of Seeds in Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG)Base
Data version
5.1
Document digest
a90d2395e07b5819d9f3670f823667b7a254e4fd1f95883a440e3941f6ee53cd

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
n/aEpignosisEpignosis eFront LMS 5.2.17, Epignosis eFront LMS 5.2.21—

06 References