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CVE-2014-9970 high CVSS 7.5

Information Disclosure in jasypt (CVE-2014-9970)

Summary

Vulnerability in jasypt (CVE-2014-9970). Confidential information can be exposed externally.

Original description

The description as published by the source.

jasypt before 1.9.2 allows a timing attack against the password hash comparison.

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD

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A weakness called CVE-2014-9970 was discovered in jasypt.
In plain terms, it is an information exposure flaw.
Severity is High (CVSS 7.5/10). If exploited, attackers can leak data or disrupt key functionality.
What you should do: update the affected software to the latest version. If unsure, ask your IT team or search the vendor's site for "jasypt CVE-2014-9970".

CVE-2014-9970 (jasypt). Severity: High / CVSSv3 7.5. Category: CWE-200.
Response plan:

  1. Check the vendor advisory for affected versions and the patched release.
  2. If a vulnerable version is running in production, schedule maintenance (urgency from KEV/CVSS).
  3. If no patch yet, mitigate via WAF rule, disabling the affected feature, etc.
  4. Monitor logs / SIEM for known IOC and PoC signatures of this CVE.
    PoCs and fix commits: see the 'References' section, MITRE, and NVD.
❓ What is the problem

A weakness (CVE-2014-9970) in jasypt. In plain words, it is an information exposure flaw.

📍 Affected scope

Target versions of jasypt (see vendor advisory). If running in production, identify exposure immediately.

🔥 Severity

Severity: High (CVSS 7.5/10). If exploited, attackers can leak data or disrupt key functionality.

🔧 How to fix

Update to the patched release as listed in the vendor advisory. (Typical mitigation pattern for CWE-200)

🛡️ Workaround

If a patch is not yet available, consider disabling the affected feature, applying WAF rules, blocking via network ACLs, or isolating the vulnerable version.

🔍 Detection

Check version information, scan dependencies via SBOM, and monitor SIEM for IOC and PoC signatures related to this CVE.

Fix status by distribution

Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE

References

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