CVE-2020-28865
Insufficiently Protected Credentials in PowerJob
An issue was discovered in PowerJob through 3.2.2, allows attackers to change arbitrary user passwords via the id parameter to /appinfo/save.
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
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.5
An issue was discovered in PowerJob through 3.2.2, allows attackers to change arbitrary user passwords via the id parameter to /appinfo/save.
- Record
CVE-2020-28865- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered in PowerJob through 3.2.2, allows attackers to change arbitrary user passwords via the id parameter to /appinfo/save.
- Record
CVE-2020-28865- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-6171 No score
An issue was discovered in PowerJob through 3.2.2, allows attackers to change arbitrary user passwords via the id parameter to /appinfo/save.
- Record
EUVD-2022-6171- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w4q4-jcm7-g4m6
7.5
Insufficiently Protected Credentials in PowerJob
An issue was discovered in PowerJob through 3.2.2, allows attackers to change arbitrary user passwords via the id parameter to /appinfo/save.
- Record
GHSA-w4q4-jcm7-g4m6- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
7.5
An issue was discovered in PowerJob through 3.2.2, allows attackers to change arbitrary user passwords via the id parameter to /appinfo/save.
- Record
CVE-2020-28865- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-w4q4-jcm7-g4m6
7.5
Insufficiently Protected Credentials in PowerJob
An issue was discovered in PowerJob through 3.2.2, allows attackers to change arbitrary user passwords via the id parameter to /appinfo/save.
- Record
GHSA-w4q4-jcm7-g4m6- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
com.github.kfcfans:powerjobMaven |
before 3.3.3 | 3.3.3 |
com.github.kfcfans:powerjobMaven |
before 3.3.3, plus listed versions 1.0.02.0.03.0.0 |
3.3.3 |
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-2020-28865 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Powerjob, published June 16, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.82%, the 57th percentile. Fixed in com.github.kfcfans:powerjob 3.3.3.