What is CVE-2019-12737?

CVE-2019-12737 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jetbrains Ktor, classified under Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2019-10-02.

How severe is CVE-2019-12737?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Jetbrains Ktor

CVE-2019-12737

UserHashedTableAuth in JetBrains Ktor framework before 1.2.0-rc uses a One-Way Hash with a Predictable Salt for storing user credentials.

EPSS: 0.007 (48.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Jetbrains Ktor — versions 1.2.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-916 — Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-12737?: CVE-2019-12737 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jetbrains Ktor, classified under Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2019-10-02.
How severe is CVE-2019-12737?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.