# CVE-2014-9578: Auth bypass in n/a

> Remote attackers can bypass authentication and gain login access by using a password hash instead of the actual password.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Jan 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jpj4-4c3j-hhwf

## What is CVE-2014-9578?

CVE-2014-9578 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Jan 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

VDG Security SENSE (formerly DIVA) 2.3.13 performs authentication with a password hash instead of a password, which allows remote attackers to gain login access by leveraging knowledge of a password hash.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9578?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Vdgsecurity Vdg Sense.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-9578?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-9578 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-9578 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9578 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2014-9451](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-9451/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2014-9575](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-9575/): Auth bypass in n/a (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2014-9576](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-9576/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2014-9579](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-9579/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2014-9452](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-9452/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-9578 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-9578 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Jan 2015. 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-2014-9578 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-2014-9578/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-9578/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9578
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9578
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-9578

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-9578/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.