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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2020-5263

auth0.js (NPM package auth0-js) greater than version 8.0.0 and before version 9.12.3 has a vulnerability. In the case of an (authentication) error, the error object returned by the library contains the original request of the user, which may include the plaintext password the user entered. If the error object is exposed or logged without modification, the application risks password exposure. This is fixed in version 9.12.3

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31 Oct 2026, 11:29 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2020-5263

core-osv · Original source

Published 9 Apr 2020, 16:15 UTC

auth0.js (NPM package auth0-js) greater than version 8.0.0 and before version 9.12.3 has a vulnerability. In the case of an (authentication) error, the error object returned by the library contains the original request of the user, which may include the plaintext password the user entered. If the error object is exposed or logged without modification, the application risks password exposure. This is fixed in version 9.12.3

osv:CVE-2020-5263
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-5263",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "title": "CVE-2020-5263",
    "summary": "auth0.js (NPM package auth0-js) greater than version 8.0.0 and before version 9.12.3 has a vulnerability. In the case of an (authentication) error, the error object returned by the library contains the original request of the user, which may include the plaintext password the user entered. If the error object is exposed or logged without modification, the application risks password exposure. This is fixed in version 9.12.3",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2020-5263",
    "products": [],
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      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:54:22.434230697Z",
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      "references": [
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  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 385226,
  "published_at": "2020-04-09T16:15:12.16+00:00"
}