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CVE-2014-9016: 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…

MediumCVSS 5.0 · v2.0—Weaponized Fix available

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Plan (action score 44/100)

  • A ready-made attack module is public (Metasploit); exploiting it takes no special expertise.
  • Public proof-of-concept code exists (Exploit-DB, GitHub); there is no record of exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 79% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 99.6% of all records.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: drupal7 (Debian:7) 7.14-2+deb7u8.

Add it to your regular patch cycle. Upgrade to drupal7 (Debian:7) 7.14-2+deb7u8 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

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.

Published
Nov 24, 2014
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
79.0% · 99th percentile
CWE
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Action score

44

Plan

Add it to your regular patch cycle.

CVSS
20 / 40 · 5.0 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
24 / 30 · 79.0%

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Affected systems

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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.

  • CVE-2018-7602Drupal core - Highly critical - Remote Code Execution - SA-CORE-2018-004KEV
    99Now
  • CVE-2018-7600Drupal before 7.58, 8.x before 8.3.9, 8.4.x before 8.4.6, and 8.5.x before 8.5.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code because…KEV
    99Now
  • CVE-2026-9082Drupal core - Highly critical - SQL injection - SA-CORE-2026-004KEV
    96Now

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2014-3704Oct 15, 2014 · The expandArguments function in the database abstraction API in Drupal core 7.x before 7.32 does not properly construct prepared…
    60This week
  • ← EarlierCVE-2014-9015Nov 24, 2014 · Drupal 6.x before 6.34 and 7.x before 7.34 allows remote attackers to hijack sessions via a crafted request, as demonstrated by a crafted…
    28Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2015-2559Mar 25, 2015 · Drupal 6.x before 6.35 and 7.x before 7.35 allows remote authenticated users to reset the password of other accounts by leveraging an…
    14Monitor

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. TodayNov 14, 2026+4373 d
EPSS, last 120 days

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

Not on record for this CVE: patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate · public bounty program.

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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References

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