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Vulnerability record · CVE-2020-14017 · published 24 June 2020

CVE-2020-14017: Naviwebs navigate cms cleartext storage of sensitive data vulnerability

Naviwebs · Navigate Cms

An issue was discovered in Navigate CMS 2.9 r1433. Sessions, as well as associated information such as CSRF tokens, are stored in cleartext files in the directory /private/sessions. An unauthenticated user could use a brute-force approach to attempt to identify existing sessions, or view the contents of this file to discover details about a session.

7.5 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 1.2% · top 34.0% CWE-312 · Cleartext storage of sensitive data
7.5CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 5.0
1.2%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

An issue was discovered in Navigate CMS 2.9 r1433. Sessions, as well as associated information such as CSRF tokens, are stored in cleartext files in the directory /private/sessions. An unauthenticated user could use a brute-force approach to attempt to identify existing sessions, or view the contents of this file to discover details about a session.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://blog.sean-wright.com/navigate-cms/ ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://blog.sean-wright.com/navigate-cms/ ExploitThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2020-14017), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.