description: In NGINX Controller 3.0.0-3.4.0, recovery code required to change a user's password is transmitted and stored in the database in plain text, which allows an attacker who can intercept the database connection or have read access to the database, to request a password reset using the email address of another registered user then retrieve the recovery code.
problem types: account hijacking
affected:
{
product: NGINX Controller
vendor: n/a
versions:
status: affected, version: 3.0.0-3.4.0
}