robbert229/jwt · Security
robbert229/jwt's token validation methods vulnerable to a timing side-channel during HMAC comparison
- GHSA ID
- GHSA-5vw4-v588-pgv8
- CVE ID
- CVE-2015-10004
- Severity
- high
- Published
- Updated
- CVSS
- 7.5 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CVSS v3
- 7.5 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Description
Token validation methods are susceptible to a timing side-channel during HMAC comparison. With a large enough number of requests over a low latency connection, an attacker may use this to determine the expected HMAC.
CWEs
- CWE-668 · Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere