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CVE-2014-9016· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

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 allo

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.

MediumCVSS 5.0 · v2.0—Weaponized Fix available
Published
Nov 24, 2014
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
82.2% · 100th percentile
CWE
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Action score

45

Plan

Add it to your regular patch cycle.

CVSS
20 / 40 · 5.0 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
25 / 30 · 82.2%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
drupaldrupal
secure password hashes projectsecure passwords hashes
debiandebian linux

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • debian debian linux7.0
  • drupal drupal7.0 and later · before 7.34
  • secure password hashes project secure passwords hashes6.x-2.0 and later · before 6.x-2.1

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:7drupal7before 7.14-2+deb7u87.14-2+deb7u8

Same product

drupal: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

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    99Now
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    99Now
  • CVE-2019-6340Drupal core - Highly critical - Remote Code ExecutionKEV
    90Now
  • CVE-2020-13671Drupal core does not properly sanitize certain filenames on uploaded files, which can lead to files being interpreted as the incorrect extenKEV
    76This week
  • CVE-2026-9082Drupal core - Highly critical - SQL injection - SA-CORE-2026-004KEV
    74This week
  • CVE-2014-3704The expandArguments function in the database abstraction API in Drupal core 7.x before 7.32 does not properly construct prepared statements,
    60This week

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:drupal77.14-2+deb7u8 · Debian:7Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

Weaponized

A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.

Evidence

  • Metasploit module ×1
  • Exploit-DB entry ×1
  • Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×2

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Exploit-DB entrydos2014-12-01
Metasploit moduleauxiliary/dos/http/wordpress_long_password_dosWordPress Long Password DoSauxiliary2014-11-20
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:132014-12-01
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:12020-02-08

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

  1. Metasploit-4 d
  2. Published
  3. First PoC+7 d
  4. TodaySep 30, 2026+4328 d
EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
none
Availability
P · the service can be disrupted
Attack complexity
Low
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
P

Weakness class (CWE)

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CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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