CVE-2014-9720
Tornado before 3.2.2 sends arbitrary responses that contain a fixed CSRF token and may be sent with HTTP compression, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct a BREACH attack and deter...
6.5CVSSMEDIUM
Description
Tornado XSRF cookie allows side-channel attack against TLS (BREACH attack)
CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:NAttack VectorNetwork
AC:LAttack ComplexityLow
PR:NPrivileges RequiredNone
UI:RUser InteractionRequired
Scope
S:UScopeUnchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentialityHigh
I:NIntegrityNone
A:NAvailabilityNone
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Exploitability
Official Patch Available
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique Discovery
References
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9720
nvd.nist.gov
https://github.com/tornadoweb/tornado/commit/1c36307463b1e8affae100bf9386948e6c1b2308
github.com
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=930362
bugzilla.novell.com
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Timeline
Published
Jan 24, 2020
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024
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