# CVE-2019-20138: The HTTP Authentication library before 2019-12-27 for Nim has weak password hashing because the default algorithm for libsodium's crypto\_pwh

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-12-30 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The HTTP Authentication library before 2019-12-27 for Nim has weak password hashing because the default algorithm for libsodium's crypto_pwhash_str is not used.

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## References

- https://github.com/FedericoCeratto/nim-httpauth/commit/15fd0686dc363075c08976ad897d6c92e1e6283c

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