CVE-2020-13997
Shopware database password is leaked to an unauthenticated users
In Shopware before 6.2.3, the database password is leaked to an unauthenticated user when a DriverException occurs and verbose error handling is enabled.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In Shopware before 6.2.3, the database password is leaked to an unauthenticated user when a DriverException occurs and verbose error handling is enabled.
- Record
CVE-2020-13997- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-209
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In Shopware before 6.2.3, the database password is leaked to an unauthenticated user when a DriverException occurs and verbose error handling is enabled.
- Record
CVE-2020-13997- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-5089 No score
In Shopware before 6.2.3, the database password is leaked to an unauthenticated user when a DriverException occurs and verbose error handling is enabled.
- Record
EUVD-2022-5089- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r4ph-mx67-x58p
Shopware database password is leaked to an unauthenticated users
In Shopware 6 before 6.2.3, the database password is leaked to an unauthenticated user when a DriverException occurs and verbose error handling is enabled. This vulnerability does not affect the shopware 5 release branch (shopware/shopware on packagist).
- Record
GHSA-r4ph-mx67-x58p- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-209
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
In Shopware before 6.2.3, the database password is leaked to an unauthenticated user when a DriverException occurs and verbose error handling is enabled.
- Record
CVE-2020-13997- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-r4ph-mx67-x58p
Shopware database password is leaked to an unauthenticated users
In Shopware 6 before 6.2.3, the database password is leaked to an unauthenticated user when a DriverException occurs and verbose error handling is enabled. This vulnerability does not affect the shopware 5 release branch (shopware/shopware on packagist).
- Record
GHSA-r4ph-mx67-x58p- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-209
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
shopware/corePackagist |
6.0.0 up to 6.2.3 | 6.2.3 |
shopware/platformPackagist |
6.0.0 up to 6.2.3 | 6.2.3 |
shopware/corePackagist |
6.0.0 up to 6.2.3, plus listed versions v6.1.0v6.1.0-rc1v6.1.0-rc2v6.1.0-rc3v6.1.0-rc4 Show 10 moreShow lessv6.1.1v6.1.2v6.1.3v6.1.4v6.1.5v6.1.6v6.2.0v6.2.0-RC1v6.2.1v6.2.2 |
6.2.3 |
shopware/platformPackagist |
6.0.0 up to 6.2.3, plus listed versions v6.1.0v6.1.0-rc1v6.1.0-rc2v6.1.0-rc3v6.1.0-rc4 Show 10 moreShow lessv6.1.1v6.1.2v6.1.3v6.1.4v6.1.5v6.1.6v6.2.0v6.2.0-RC1v6.2.1v6.2.2 |
6.2.3 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-13997 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Shopware, published July 28, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.49%, the 74th percentile. Fixed in shopware/core 6.2.3.