CVE-2020-2078
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedPasswords are stored in plain text within the configuration of SICK Package Analytics software up to and including V04.1.1. An authorized attacker could access these stored plaintext credentials and gain access to the ftp service. Storing a password in plaintext allows attackers to easily gain access to systems, potentially compromising personal information or other sensitive information.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceSICK Package Analytics software up to V04.1.1 stores FTP passwords in plain text within configuration files. An authorized attacker with access to these configuration files can read the plaintext credentials and authenticate to the FTP service.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 04.1.1CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify SICK Package Analytics installation and versionLocate the SICK Package Analytics installation directory and check the software version reported in the application or its readme/version file. Compare against the affected range: any version <= 04.1.1 is vulnerable.Affected if The installed version is 04.1.1 or lower.
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Locate configuration files for SICK Package AnalyticsSearch the installation directory for configuration files such as .xml, .ini, .conf, .cfg, or similar file types that may contain application settings.Affected if Configuration files exist in the installation directory.
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Inspect configuration files for FTP credentialsOpen the configuration files in a text editor and search for patterns matching FTP server entries, including fields labeled 'password', 'passwd', 'ftp', or similar. Examine any credential-related sections for plaintext values.Affected if Any FTP-related configuration entry contains an unreadable or hashed string that appears as plain text rather than an encrypted or masked value.
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Verify password storage methodExamine how FTP credentials are stored in the configuration files. Determine whether the password field contains a direct readable string value or is absent/empty.Affected if The password field contains a readable string that matches the actual FTP password in plain text.
If SICK Package Analytics version 04.1.1 or lower is installed and configuration files contain readable plaintext FTP passwords, the environment is affected by this CVE.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement proper credential protection by hashing or encrypting stored passwords instead of storing them in plaintext, and rotate any potentially compromised credentials.
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- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2020-2078 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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