CVE-2014-2354 (GCVE-0-2014-2354)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2014-05-30 23:00
Modified
2025-10-03 16:34
Severity ?
CWE
Summary
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.
References
ics-cert@hq.dhs.govhttp://cogentdatahub.com/Download_Software.html
ics-cert@hq.dhs.govhttps://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-14-149-02
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-14-149-02US Government Resource
Impacted products
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Cogent DataHub Version: 0   < 7.3.5
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