CVE-2024-45052
published 2024-09-04CVE-2024-45052: Fides is an open-source privacy engineering platform. Prior to version 2.44.0, a timing-based username enumeration vulnerability exists in Fides Webserver…
PriorityP430medium5.3CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUINSUCLINAN
EPSS
0.55%
41.9th percentile
Fides is an open-source privacy engineering platform. Prior to version 2.44.0, a timing-based username enumeration vulnerability exists in Fides Webserver authentication. This vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to determine the existence of valid usernames by analyzing the time it takes for the server to respond to login requests. The discrepancy in response times between valid and invalid usernames can be leveraged to enumerate users on the system. This vulnerability enables a timing-based username enumeration attack. An attacker can systematically guess and verify which usernames are valid by measuring the server's response time to authentication requests. This information can be used to conduct further attacks on authentication such as password brute-forcing and credential stuffing. The vulnerability has been patched in Fides version `2.44.0`. Users are advised to upgrade to this version or later to secure their systems against this threat. There are no workarounds.
Affected
1 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| ethyca | fides | < 2.44.0 | 2.44.0 |
Stop checking back — get the weekly exploitation signal.
Every Monday: what got weaponized or added to CISA KEV in the last seven days — each CVE cross-linked to its PoC, Nuclei template, and detection rule. Free, one email a week, unsubscribe in one click.
GHSA
Timing-Based Username Enumeration Vulnerability in Fides Webserver Authentication
ghsa·2024-09-04
CVE-2024-45052 [LOW] CWE-208 Timing-Based Username Enumeration Vulnerability in Fides Webserver Authentication
Timing-Based Username Enumeration Vulnerability in Fides Webserver Authentication
A timing-based username enumeration vulnerability has been identified in Fides Webserver authentication. This vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to determine the existence of valid usernames by analyzing the time it takes for the server to respond to login requests. The discrepancy in response times between valid and invalid usernames can be leveraged to enumerate users on the system.
### Impact
This vulnerability enables a timing-based username enumeration attack. An attacker can systematically guess and verify which usernames are valid by measuring the server's response time to authentication requests. This information can be used to conduct further attacks on authentication such as password
OSV
Timing-Based Username Enumeration Vulnerability in Fides Webserver Authentication
osv·2024-09-04
CVE-2024-45052 [LOW] Timing-Based Username Enumeration Vulnerability in Fides Webserver Authentication
Timing-Based Username Enumeration Vulnerability in Fides Webserver Authentication
A timing-based username enumeration vulnerability has been identified in Fides Webserver authentication. This vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to determine the existence of valid usernames by analyzing the time it takes for the server to respond to login requests. The discrepancy in response times between valid and invalid usernames can be leveraged to enumerate users on the system.
### Impact
This vulnerability enables a timing-based username enumeration attack. An attacker can systematically guess and verify which usernames are valid by measuring the server's response time to authentication requests. This information can be used to conduct further attacks on authentication such as password
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
2024-09-04
Published