CVE-2014-2870
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe default configuration of PaperThin CommonSpot before 7.0.2 and 8.x before 8.0.3 uses cleartext for storage of credentials in a database, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidencePaperThin CommonSpot before versions 7.0.2 and 8.0.3 stores user credentials in cleartext in the database by default. This means if an attacker gains database access through any means (SQL injection, compromised database credentials, database server compromise, etc.), they can directly read plaintext passwords rather than hashed values.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 7.0.1= 8.0.0= 8.0.1= 8.0.2CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Determine installed CommonSpot versionAccess the CommonSpot admin interface and navigate to the About or System Information page, or check the version file in the CommonSpot installation directory if accessible.Affected if The installed version is 7.0.1 or earlier, or 8.0.0, 8.0.1, or 8.0.2.
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Query database user credential storageConnect to the CommonSpot database and inspect the user authentication or user table. Look at the password field values: if passwords appear as readable text strings rather than hashed values (typically 60+ character bcrypt hashes), they are stored in cleartext.Affected if User password fields contain plaintext password strings instead of hashed values.
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Check database configuration for password hashing settingExamine CommonSpot configuration files or database settings related to password storage. Look for a setting controlling whether passwords are hashed or stored in cleartext, if such a configuration exists in the affected versions.Affected if The password hashing setting is disabled or set to store plaintext credentials.
You are affected if your CommonSpot version is 7.0.1 or earlier, or any of 8.0.0 through 8.0.2, AND the database contains plaintext user passwords instead of hashed values.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade CommonSpot to version 7.0.2 or 8.0.3 or later. Additionally, enforce strict database access controls and consider resetting user passwords after patching since the previous cleartext credentials may have been compromised.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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