CVE-2014-9720

CVE-2014-9720 describes a vulnerability in Tornado versions prior to 3.2.2, where the web framework could send arbitrary responses containing a fixed CSRF token, potentially compressed. This flaw allows remote attackers to conduct a BREACH attack, enabling them to determine the CSRF token through a series of crafted requests. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and leading to high confidentiality impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.