CVE-2025-6386
published 2025-07-07CVE-2025-6386: The parisneo/lollms repository is affected by a timing attack vulnerability in the `authenticate_user` function within the `lollms_authentication.py` file…
PriorityP342high7.5CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUINSUCHINAN
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0.37%
29.0th percentile
The parisneo/lollms repository is affected by a timing attack vulnerability in the `authenticate_user` function within the `lollms_authentication.py` file. This vulnerability allows attackers to enumerate valid usernames and guess passwords incrementally by analyzing response time differences. The affected version is the latest, and the issue is resolved in version 20.1. The vulnerability arises from the use of Python's default string equality operator for password comparison, which compares characters sequentially and exits on the first mismatch, leading to variable response times based on the number of matching initial characters.
Affected
2 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| lollms | lollms | 0 – 11.0.0 | — |
| parisneo | parisneo_lollms | >= unspecified < 20.1 | 20.1 |
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GHSA
Lord of Large Language Models vulnerable to Observable Discrepancy attack via authenticate_user function
ghsa·2025-07-07
CVE-2025-6386 [HIGH] CWE-203 Lord of Large Language Models vulnerable to Observable Discrepancy attack via authenticate_user function
Lord of Large Language Models vulnerable to Observable Discrepancy attack via authenticate_user function
The parisneo/lollms repository is affected by a timing attack vulnerability in the `authenticate_user` function within the `lollms_authentication.py` file. This vulnerability allows attackers to enumerate valid usernames and guess passwords incrementally by analyzing response time differences. The affected version is the latest, and the issue is resolved in commit f78437f. The vulnerability arises from the use of Python's default string equality operator for password comparison, which compares characters sequentially and exits on the first mismatch, leading to variable response times based on the number of matching initial characters.
OSV
Lord of Large Language Models vulnerable to Observable Discrepancy attack via authenticate_user function
osv·2025-07-07
CVE-2025-6386 [HIGH] Lord of Large Language Models vulnerable to Observable Discrepancy attack via authenticate_user function
Lord of Large Language Models vulnerable to Observable Discrepancy attack via authenticate_user function
The parisneo/lollms repository is affected by a timing attack vulnerability in the `authenticate_user` function within the `lollms_authentication.py` file. This vulnerability allows attackers to enumerate valid usernames and guess passwords incrementally by analyzing response time differences. The affected version is the latest, and the issue is resolved in commit f78437f. The vulnerability arises from the use of Python's default string equality operator for password comparison, which compares characters sequentially and exits on the first mismatch, leading to variable response times based on the number of matching initial characters.
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2025-07-07
Published