CVE-2014-9970 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Apache Jasypt
An attacker can exploit a timing side-channel in password hash comparison to potentially recover sensitive information.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-9970?
CVE-2014-9970 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 May 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
jasypt before 1.9.2 allows a timing attack against the password hash comparison.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9970?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.jasypt:jasypt. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.jasypt:jasypt Maven | All versions | 1.9.2 |
org.jasypt:jasypt Maven | All versions | 1.9.2 |
Products include Jasypt Project Jasypt.
How do I fix CVE-2014-9970?
Upgrade org.jasypt:jasypt to 1.9.2 or later.
Is CVE-2014-9970 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9970 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9970, GHSA-r5c2-rxh2-f5h2, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9970.