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GHSA-256q-hx8w-xcqx
No affected components available
Impact
User enumeration is possible by performing a timing attack on the login or password reset pages with user credentials.
This was originally disclosed in https://www.silverstripe.org/download/security-releases/ss-2017-005/ for CMS 3 but was not patched in CMS 4+
References
- https://www.silverstripe.org/download/security-releases/ss-2017-005
- https://www.silverstripe.org/download/security-releases/ss-2025-001
The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker does not need any special privileges or access rights. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability. The impact is confined to the system where the vulnerability exists. There is a low impact on the confidentiality of the information.
Exploitation attempts have been detected. Elevated vigilance and prompt remediation are advised.
Probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.
We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.
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