CVE-2024-47178

basic-auth-connect's callback uses time unsafe string comparison

Published Sep 30, 2024 CVSS 4.0 · 8.7 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
basic-auth-connect is Connect's Basic Auth middleware in its own module. basic-auth-connect < 1.1.0 uses a timing-unsafe equality comparison that can leak timing information. This issue has been fixed in basic-auth-connect 1.1.0.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-2748 basic-auth-connect is Connect's Basic Auth middleware in its own module. basic-auth-connect < 1.1.0 uses a timing-unsafe equality comparison that can leak timing information. This issue has been fixed in basic-auth-connect 1.1.0.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-7p89-p6hx-q4fw basic-auth-connect's callback uses time unsafe string comparison
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Expressjs
Expressjs basic-auth-connect
Weaknesses NVD-CWE-Other
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:expressjs:basic-auth-connect:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
Vendors & Products Expressjs
Expressjs basic-auth-connect
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

threat_severity

Important

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description basic-auth-connect is Connect's Basic Auth middleware in its own module. basic-auth-connect < 1.1.0 uses a timing-unsafe equality comparison that can leak timing information. This issue has been fixed in basic-auth-connect 1.1.0.
Title basic-auth-connect's callback uses time unsafe string comparison
Weaknesses CWE-208
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Sep 30, 2024, 4:01 PM
Reserved
Sep 19, 2024, 10:32 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Sep 30, 2024, 4:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 7:56 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Sep 30, 2024, 4:15 PM