TI-2020-14394 Aliases CVE-2020-22783 GHSA-fpgr-p888-f8j7

Etherpad <1.8.3 stored passwords used by users insecurely in the database and in log…

LOW 30CWE-312Published 2021-04-28 · Updated 2024-08-04

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · None · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-312.

Summary

Etherpad <1.8.3 stored passwords used by users insecurely in the database and in log files. This affects every database backend supported by Etherpad.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0064 50th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:etherpad:etherpad::::::::	before 1.8.3	Vulnerable	Etherpad

cpe:2.3:a:etherpad:etherpad:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.8.3 Vulnerable ·Etherpad

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-22783
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fpgr-p888-f8j7
2026-10-23 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Exploit 1

https://github.com/ether/etherpad-lite/issues/3421

Patch 1

https://github.com/ether/etherpad-lite/commit/53f126082a8b3d094e48b159f0f0bc8a5db4b2f4

TI-2021-19608 Admin privilege escalation and arbitrary code execution via malicious *.etherpad imports CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
TI-2018-06747 Etherpad 1.6.3 before 1.6.4 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2018-04991 node/hooks/express/apicalls.js in Etherpad Lite before v1.6.3 mishandles JSONP, which… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2015-02917 Directory traversal vulnerability in node/utils/Minify.js in Etherpad 1.1.1 through 1.5.2… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2018-06748 Etherpad 1.5.x and 1.6.x before 1.6.4 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
TI-2015-03442 Directory traversal vulnerability in node/hooks/express/tests.js in Etherpad frontend tests before 1.6.1. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5

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Sources

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