CVE-2014-9720
MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: January 24, 2020 at 05:03 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:18 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorTornado
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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
Description
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 determine this token via a series of crafted requests.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 3.2.2
Affected range stops below 3.2.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (5)
x_refsource_MISCMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/19/4x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.tornadoweb.org/en/stable/releases/v3.2.2.htmlx_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=930362x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1222816x_refsource_MISCPatch
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/tornadoweb/tornado/commit/1c36307463b1e8affae100bf9386948e6c1b2308CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-203
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