The password hashing API in Drupal 7.x before 7.34 and the Secure Password Hashes (aka…
Priority MEDIUM 63Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The password hashing API in Drupal 7.x before 7.34 and the Secure Password Hashes (aka phpass) module 6.x-2.x before 6.x-2.1 for Drupal allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via a crafted request.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.79056 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 to before 7.34 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:secure_password_hashes_project:secure_passwords_hashes:*:*:*:*:*:drupal:*:* | 6.x-2.0 to before 6.x-2.1 | Vulnerable | Secure Password Hashes Project |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 to before 7.34 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:secure_password_hashes_project:secure_passwords_hashes:*:*:*:*:*:drupal:*:* Versions 6.x-2.0 to before 6.x-2.1 Vulnerable ·Secure Password Hashes Project
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-9016
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cfc7-w9hw-779w
References
Sources
- CVE-2014-9016 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-9016 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cfc7-w9hw-779w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2014-9016 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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