Vulnerability in Http Authentication Library Project
CVE-2019-20138
The HTTP Authentication library before 2019-12-27 for Nim has weak password hashing because the default algorithm for libsodium's crypto_pwhash_str is not used.
Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)
EPSS: 0.008 (53.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Http_authentication_library_project Http_authentication_library
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-20138?
- CVE-2019-20138 is a high-severity vulnerability in Http Authentication Library Project, classified under Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-12-30.
- How severe is CVE-2019-20138?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.