# CVE-2014-2354: Cogent DataHub Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort

> Attackers can brute-force cleartext passwords due to unsalted hashing in Cogent DataHub, leading to credential theft and unauthorized access.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.0 (`AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 30 May 2014
- **Updated:** 3 Oct 2025
- **Also known as:** CVE-2014-32537, GHSA-xmw2-2pgj-jq4h

## What is CVE-2014-2354?

CVE-2014-2354 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cogent DataHub, published on 30 May 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Cogent DataHub before 7.3.5 does not use a salt during password hashing, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to obtain cleartext passwords via a brute-force attack.

Weakness: CWE-255, CWE-916 (Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-2354?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cogentdatahub Cogent Datahub.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-2354?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-2354 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-2354 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-2354 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Cogent DataHub

- [CVE-2011-3493](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-3493/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2016-2288](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-2288/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2014-2352](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2352/): Cogent DataHub Path Traversal (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2014-3788](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-3788/): Heap-based buffer overflow in the Web Server in Cogent Real-Time Systems Cogent DataHub before 7.3.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbi (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2014-3789](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-3789/): GetPermissions.asp in Cogent Real-Time Systems Cogent DataHub before 7.3.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via unspecified vectors. (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-2354 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-2354 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cogent DataHub, published on 30 May 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-2354 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Cogent DataHub. 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-2014-2354/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2354/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-2354
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2354
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-2354

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2354/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.