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

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.

Published: 2014-05-30 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-2354 is rated Low Risk (34/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.10%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-2354

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-10-04 0.27% 0.10% -0.17%
2 2025-03-23 0.21% 0.27% +0.07%
3 2024-04-11 0.21%

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-2354

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
1.5 10.0 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-2354

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-2354

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cogentdatahub cogent_datahub <= 7.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:cogentdatahub:cogent_datahub:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cogentdatahub cogent_datahub 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:cogentdatahub:cogent_datahub:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cogentdatahub cogent_datahub 7.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:cogentdatahub:cogent_datahub:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cogentdatahub cogent_datahub 7.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:cogentdatahub:cogent_datahub:7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cogentdatahub cogent_datahub 7.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:cogentdatahub:cogent_datahub:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cogentdatahub cogent_datahub 7.1.1.63 cpe:2.3:a:cogentdatahub:cogent_datahub:7.1.1.63:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cogentdatahub cogent_datahub 7.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:cogentdatahub:cogent_datahub:7.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cogentdatahub cogent_datahub 7.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:cogentdatahub:cogent_datahub:7.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cogentdatahub cogent_datahub 7.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:cogentdatahub:cogent_datahub:7.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cogentdatahub cogent_datahub 7.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:cogentdatahub:cogent_datahub:7.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cogentdatahub cogent_datahub 7.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:cogentdatahub:cogent_datahub:7.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cogentdatahub cogent_datahub 7.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:cogentdatahub:cogent_datahub:7.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-2354

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