CVE-2014-3503

Apache Syncope uses a weak PNRG

5.0 MediumFix available

Apache Syncope 1.1.x before 1.1.8 uses weak random values to generate passwords, which makes it easier for remote attackers to guess the password via a brute force attack.

Exploit likelihood

6.02%Up 4.5 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

Apache Syncope 1.1.x before 1.1.8 uses weak random values to generate passwords, which makes it easier for remote attackers to guess the password via a brute force attack.

Record: CVE-2014-3503
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness: CWE-310
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Apache Syncope 1.1.x before 1.1.8 uses weak random values to generate passwords, which makes it easier for remote attackers to guess the password via a brute force attack.

Record: CVE-2014-3503
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-2354 No score

Apache Syncope 1.1.x before 1.1.8 uses weak random values to generate passwords, which makes it easier for remote attackers to guess the password via a brute force attack.

Record: EUVD-2022-2354
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4c72-mrhf-23cg No score

Apache Syncope uses a weak PNRG

Apache Syncope 1.1.x before 1.1.8 uses weak random values to generate passwords, which makes it easier for remote attackers to guess the password via a brute force attack.

Record: GHSA-4c72-mrhf-23cg
Weakness: CWE-338
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-4c72-mrhf-23cg No score

Apache Syncope uses a weak PNRG

Apache Syncope 1.1.x before 1.1.8 uses weak random values to generate passwords, which makes it easier for remote attackers to guess the password via a brute force attack.

Record: GHSA-4c72-mrhf-23cg
Weakness: CWE-338
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

apache syncope

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`org.apache.syncope:syncope` Maven	1.1.0 up to 1.1.8	1.1.8
`org.apache.syncope:syncope` Maven	1.1.0 up to 1.1.8, plus listed versions 1.1.11.1.21.1.31.1.41.1.51.1.61.1.7	1.1.8

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2014-3503 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Apache Syncope, published July 11, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.02%, the 93rd percentile. Fixed in org.apache.syncope:syncope 1.1.8.

References

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