Advisories

JuggleIM im-server through 1.8.16 Weak Password Hashing via Unsalted SHA-1

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Severity
high
Date
Affecting
  • JuggleIM <= 1.8.16

CWE
  • CWE-916 Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort
CVSS
8.2
CVSS V4 Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Credit
hieuPenguinnn
Description
JuggleIM im-server through 1.8.16 contains a weak password hashing vulnerability that stores admin console passwords as unsalted SHA-1 digests via tools.SHA1 in services/accountservice.go. Attackers who obtain the accounts table through database access or backups can crack console passwords using precomputed tables or GPU brute force.

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