# CVE-2018-20243: The implementation of POST with the username and password in the URL parameters exposed the credentials.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-10-13 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a Apache Fineract: version range not reported

## Description

The implementation of POST with the username and password in the URL parameters exposed the credentials. More infomration is available in fineract jira issues 726 and 629.

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## References

- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r040d46835aff3c192656b549ca82f62d87fb044ef9a9dd49408b49b4%40%3Cdev.fineract.apache.org%3E

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