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Security Advisories: MDE2OlNlY3VyaXR5QWR2aXNvcnlHSFNBLWMzNXYtcXdxZy04N2pj

express-basic-auth Timing Attack due to native string comparison instead of constant time string comparison

Versions of express-basic-auth prior to 1.1.7 are vulnerable to Timing Attacks. The package uses native string comparison instead of a constant time string comparison, which may lead to Timing Attacks. Timing Attacks can be used to increase the efficiency of brute-force attacks by removing the exponential increase in entropy gained from longer secrets.

Recommendation

Upgrade to version 1.1.7 or later.

Permalink: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-c35v-qwqg-87jc
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Source: GitHub Advisory Database
Origin: Unspecified
Severity: Low
Classification: General
Published: almost 5 years ago
Updated: over 1 year ago

CVSS Score: 3.1
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Identifiers: GHSA-c35v-qwqg-87jc
References:

• https://github.com/webpack-contrib/webpack-bundle-analyzer/issues/263
• https://github.com/LionC/express-basic-auth/pull/20
• https://github.com/LionC/express-basic-auth/pull/21
• https://github.com/LionC/express-basic-auth/commit/00bb29fdd638f5cda8025d4398be97d528ce3f6f
• https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-EXPRESSBASICAUTH-174345
• https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/827
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-c35v-qwqg-87jc

Repository: https://github.com/webpack-contrib/webpack-bundle-analyzer
Blast Radius: 11.2

Affected Packages