Convos before 4.20 does not properly generate a random secret in Core/Settings.pm and Util.pm. This leads to a predictable CONVOS_LOCAL_SECRET value, affecting password resets and invitations.
Source: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-14423
Reference (s):
- https://convos.chat/blog/2020/6/18/local-secret-got-more-secure
- https://github.com/Nordaaker/convos/commit/54d1763ac65c05aad27ad454b4e5a62ba8352d39
- https://github.com/Nordaaker/convos/compare/4.19 4.20