# CVE-2014-0841: Weak cryptography in n/a

> Weak password hashing in IBM Rational Focal Point allows attackers to recover cleartext passwords via brute-force attacks.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 27 Apr 2018
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hqhm-w88m-83j6

## What is CVE-2014-0841?

CVE-2014-0841 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Apr 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Rational Focal Point 6.4.0, 6.4.1, 6.5.1, 6.5.2, and 6.6.0 use a weak algorithm to hash passwords, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to obtain cleartext values via a brute-force attack. IBM X-Force ID: 90704.

Weakness: CWE-326 (Inadequate Encryption Strength)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-0841?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Rational Focal Point.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-0841?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-0841 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-0841 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-0841 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2014-0842](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0842/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2013-3025](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3025/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2014-0839](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0839/): Missing authorization in n/a (medium 4.0)
- [CVE-2014-0840](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0840/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (low 3.5)
- [CVE-2014-0843](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0843/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (low 3.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-0841 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-0841 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Apr 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-0841 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0841/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0841/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-0841
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0841
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-0841

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