Information disclosure in Apache Jackrabbit Oak
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-212Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
The optional initial password change and password expiration features present in Apache Jackrabbit Oak 1.2.0 to 1.22.0 are prone to a sensitive information disclosure vulnerability. The code mandates the changed password to be passed as an additional attribute to the credentials object but does not remove it upon processing during the first phase of the authentication. In combination with additional, independent authentication mechanisms, this may lead to the new password being disclosed.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.04511 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed org.apache.jackrabbit:oak-core (Maven): 1.24.0, 1.10.8
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache | Apache Jackrabbit Oak | 1.2.0 to 1.22.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.apache.jackrabbit:oak-core (Maven) | 1.12.0 to before 1.24.0 | 1.24.0 | Patch available | GHSA-3h68-wvv6-8r5h |
| — | org.apache.jackrabbit:oak-core (Maven) | 1.10.0 to before 1.10.8 | 1.10.8 | Patch available | GHSA-3h68-wvv6-8r5h |
- Apache Jackrabbit Oak VendorApache Affected 1.2.0 to 1.22.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.apache.jackrabbit:oak-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected 1.12.0 to before 1.24.0 Fixed in 1.24.0 Patch available GHSA-3h68-wvv6-8r5h
- org.apache.jackrabbit:oak-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected 1.10.0 to before 1.10.8 Fixed in 1.10.8 Patch available GHSA-3h68-wvv6-8r5h
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-3h68-wvv6-8r5h org.apache.jackrabbit:oak-core (Maven) Fixed in 1.24.0 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-3h68-wvv6-8r5h org.apache.jackrabbit:oak-core (Maven) Fixed in 1.10.8 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-1940
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3h68-wvv6-8r5h
References
Advisory 2
Other 20
- [jackrabbit-announce] 20200128 CVE-2020-1940: Apache Jackrabbit Oak sensitive information disclosure vulnerability
- [jackrabbit-commits] 20200129 svn commit: r1873288 - /jackrabbit/site/trunk/src/site/markdown/index.md
- [jackrabbit-commits] 20200129 svn commit: r1873291 - /jackrabbit/site/trunk/src/site/markdown/index.md
- [jackrabbit-commits] 20200129 svn commit: r1873296 [3/3] - in /jackrabbit/site/live/oak/docs: ./ architecture/ coldstandby/ features/ nodestore/ nodestore/document/ nodestore/segment/ oak-mongo-js/ oak_api/ plugins/ query/ security/ security/accesscontrol/ security/authentication/ ...
- [jackrabbit-oak-commits] 20200129 svn commit: r1873295 - in /jackrabbit/oak/trunk/oak-doc/src/site/markdown/security: overview.md reports.md
- [jackrabbit-oak-commits] 20200129 svn commit: r1873303 - /jackrabbit/oak/trunk/oak-doc/src/site/markdown/security/reports.md
- [jackrabbit-oak-commits] 20200205 svn commit: r1873622 - /jackrabbit/oak/trunk/oak-doc/src/site/markdown/security/reports.md
- [jackrabbit-commits] 20200206 svn commit: r1873705 [4/5] - in /jackrabbit/site/live/oak/docs: ./ META-INF/ architecture/ coldstandby/ features/ nodestore/ nodestore/document/ nodestore/segment/ oak_api/ plugins/ query/ security/ security/accesscontrol/ security/authentication/ secu...
- [jackrabbit-oak-commits] 20200221 svn commit: r1874301 - /jackrabbit/oak/trunk/oak-doc/src/site/markdown/security/reports.md
- [jackrabbit-commits] 20200227 svn commit: r1874583 [4/4] - in /jackrabbit/site/live/oak/docs: ./ architecture/ coldstandby/ features/ nodestore/ nodestore/document/ nodestore/segment/ oak-mongo-js/ oak_api/ plugins/ query/ security/ security/accesscontrol/ security/authentication/ ...
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3da8e2fd253ecd4d3a0de71ce255631148b54be8500225b5812f7737@%3Coak-commits.jackrabbit.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r45b0e2fb6ac51c5a03952b08b5e0efde1249ecb809884cc87eb0bd99@%3Ccommits.jackrabbit.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r601637e38ee743e845856a4e24915cb8db26ae80ca782bef91989cbc@%3Coak-commits.jackrabbit.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra295f919586b19def7cc7713d9d78595507d5f703362fccb779eeeb9@%3Coak-commits.jackrabbit.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra6b3e78f5ed545c1d859d664f66c6d3fc5d731d9b1d842349654e4f0@%3Ccommits.jackrabbit.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb3023cfd45441b570c1abaa347d0cac78df97b5d3f27d674d01b3d2a@%3Ccommits.jackrabbit.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rba884dbe733781cbaaffa28b77bc37a6a9f948b3a72a1bdad5e1587c@%3Ccommits.jackrabbit.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rbef4701b5ce4d827182e70ad7b4d987a9157682ba3643e05a9ef5a7b@%3Ccommits.jackrabbit.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc35a57ecdeae342d46f729d6bc9750ba860c101f450cc171798dba28@%3Coak-commits.jackrabbit.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rccc0ed467faa35734ea16b8f5de5603e708936c41a4eddd90fddeaf0@%3Cannounce.jackrabbit.apache.org%3E
Sources
- CVE-2020-1940 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-1940 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3h68-wvv6-8r5h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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