CVE-2024-29886: Improved security for stored password hashes

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-03-27 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-916

Description

Serverpod is an app and web server, built for the Flutter and Dart ecosystem. An issue was identified with the old password hash algorithm that made it susceptible to rainbow attacks if the database was compromised. This vulnerability is fixed by 1.2.6.

Affected products

serverpod: before 1.2.6 — fixed in 1.2.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: serverpod 1.2.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://github.com/serverpod/serverpod/commit/a78b9e9f1de74d1300633a122b6cc0f064139ad6
https://github.com/serverpod/serverpod/security/advisories/GHSA-r75m-26cq-mjxc
https://github.com/serverpod/serverpod/commit/a78b9e9f1de74d1300633a122b6cc0f064139ad6
https://github.com/serverpod/serverpod/security/advisories/GHSA-r75m-26cq-mjxc

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