7.5

CVE-2014-9970: jasypt_project jasypt

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2014-9970DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9970GHSA-r5c2-rxh2-f5h2
Published 21-05-2017Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2014-9970 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in jasypt_project jasypt. EPSS estimates a 2.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Prioritisesevere

Severe, CVSS 7.5 (NVD); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources; EPSS 2% (FIRST, 03-11-2026)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.37%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 6

Timeline

  1. 21-05-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

jasypt before 1.9.2 allows a timing attack against the password hash comparison.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

2.37%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

84%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 2.37% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Debian1 product
  • jasypt< 1.9.2-1
Jasypt_project1 product
Org.jasypt1 product
  • jasypt< 1.9.2
Ubuntu1 product
  • jasyptAll versions (No fix recorded)

4 vendors · 4 products

References

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