{ "containers": { "cna": { "affected": [ { "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "product": "DataHub", "vendor": "Cogent", "versions": [ { "lessThan": "7.3.5", "status": "affected", "version": "0", "versionType": "custom" } ] } ], "credits": [ { "lang": "en", "type": "finder", "value": "Alain Homewood" } ], "datePublic": "2014-05-29T06:00:00.000Z", "descriptions": [ { "lang": "en", "supportingMedia": [ { "base64": false, "type": "text/html", "value": "
\n\n\nCogent DataHub before 7.3.5 does not use a salt during password hashing, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to obtain cleartext passwords via a brute-force attack.\n\n
" } ], "value": "Cogent DataHub before 7.3.5 does not use a salt during password hashing, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to obtain cleartext passwords via a brute-force attack." } ], "metrics": [ { "cvssV2_0": { "accessComplexity": "HIGH", "accessVector": "LOCAL", "authentication": "SINGLE", "availabilityImpact": "COMPLETE", "baseScore": 6, "confidentialityImpact": "COMPLETE", "integrityImpact": "COMPLETE", "vectorString": "AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C", "version": "2.0" }, "format": "CVSS", "scenarios": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "GENERAL" } ] } ], "problemTypes": [ { "descriptions": [ { "cweId": "CWE-916", "description": "CWE-916", "lang": "en", "type": "CWE" } ] } ], "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "7d14cffa-0d7d-4270-9dc0-52cabd5a23a6", "shortName": "icscert", "dateUpdated": "2025-10-03T16:34:03.154Z" }, "references": [ { "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-14-149-02" }, { "url": "http://cogentdatahub.com/Download_Software.html" } ], "solutions": [ { "lang": "en", "supportingMedia": [ { "base64": false, "type": "text/html", "value": "Cogent Real-Time Systems, Inc. has produced a new version of the \nCogent DataHub application, Version 7.3.5, that fixes three of the four \nidentified vulnerabilities. The updated version is available at the \nfollowing address:
\nhttp://cogentdatahub.com/Download_Software.html
Cogent\n has indicated that it will not be fixing the cryptographic weaknesses \nof hashed usernames and passwords because of compatibility issues with \nexisting systems. Cogent and the researcher agree that an effective \nmitigation strategy for users is to select sufficiently strong \npasswords. Cogent has indicated that password hashes can be checked for \nstrength using sites such as: https://crackstation.net/.\n\n