Is CVE-2014-9720 actively exploited?

CVE-2014-9720 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2024-11-21.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-9720?

CVE-2014-9720 has a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2014-9720?

Patch guidance is available from tornadoweb security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2014-9720.

CVE-2014-9720 - remediation guidance & executive summary

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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: required
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: none
Availability: none
Weaknesses: CWE-203

Metadata

Primary Vendor: TORNADOWEB
Published: 1/24/2020
Last Modified: 11/21/2024
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

tornadoweb : tornado

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

Cite this page

CVE-2014-9720. CVEDatabase.com. Retrieved 1 May 2026. https://cvedatabase.com/cve/CVE-2014-9720

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CVE-2014-9720 vulnerability