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Current Description
In Wagtail before versions 2.7.3 and 2.8.2, a potential timing attack exists on pages or documents that have been protected with a shared password through Wagtail's "Privacy" controls. This password check is performed through a character-by-character string comparison, and so an attacker who is able to measure the time taken by this check to a high degree of accuracy could potentially use timing differences to gain knowledge of the password. This is [understood to be feasible on a local network, but not on the public internet](https://groups.google.com/d/msg/django-developers/iAaq0pvHXuA/fpUuwjK3i2wJ).
Privacy settings that restrict access to pages/documents on a per-user or per-group basis (as opposed to a shared password) are unaffected by this vulnerability.
This has been patched in 2.7.3, 2.8.2, 2.9.
In Wagtail before versions 2.7.2 and 2.8.2, a potential timing attack exists on pages or documents that have been protected with a shared password through Wagtail's "Privacy" controls. This password check is performed through a character-by-character string comparison, and so an attacker who is able to measure the time taken by this check to a high degree of accuracy could potentially use timing differences to gain knowledge of the password. This is understood to be feasible on a local network, but not on the public internet. Privacy settings that restrict access to pages/documents on a per-user or per-group basis (as opposed to a shared password) are unaffected by this vulnerability. This has been patched in 2.7.3, 2.8.2, 2.9.
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CVE Modified by GitHub, Inc.11/19/2024 11:15:18 AM
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Description
In Wagtail before versions 2.7.2 and 2.8.2, a potential timing attack exists on pages or documents that have been protected with a shared password through Wagtail's "Privacy" controls. This password check is performed through a character-by-character string comparison, and so an attacker who is able to measure the time taken by this check to a high degree of accuracy could potentially use timing differences to gain knowledge of the password. This is understood to be feasible on a local network, but not on the public internet. Privacy settings that restrict access to pages/documents on a per-user or per-group basis (as opposed to a shared password) are unaffected by this vulnerability. This has been patched in 2.7.3, 2.8.2, 2.9.
In Wagtail before versions 2.7.3 and 2.8.2, a potential timing attack exists on pages or documents that have been protected with a shared password through Wagtail's "Privacy" controls. This password check is performed through a character-by-character string comparison, and so an attacker who is able to measure the time taken by this check to a high degree of accuracy could potentially use timing differences to gain knowledge of the password. This is [understood to be feasible on a local network, but not on the public internet](https://groups.google.com/d/msg/django-developers/iAaq0pvHXuA/fpUuwjK3i2wJ).
Privacy settings that restrict access to pages/documents on a per-user or per-group basis (as opposed to a shared password) are unaffected by this vulnerability.
This has been patched in 2.7.3, 2.8.2, 2.9.
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Reference
GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/commit/3c030490ed575bb9cd01dfb3a890477dcaeb2edf [No types assigned]
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GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/commit/b76ab57ee859732b9cf9287d380493ab24061090 [No types assigned]
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GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/commit/ba9d424bd1ca5ce1910d3de74f5cc07214fbfb11 [No types assigned]
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GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/commit/bac3cd0a26b023e595cf2959aae7da15bb5e4340 [No types assigned]
CVE Modified by GitHub, Inc.5/14/2024 2:16:46 AM
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Initial Analysis by NIST5/08/2020 11:57:02 AM
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CVSS V3.1
NIST AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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CVSS V2
NIST (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
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CWE
NIST CWE-362
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CPE Configuration
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*cpe:2.3:a:torchbox:wagtail:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.7 up to (excluding) 2.7.3
*cpe:2.3:a:torchbox:wagtail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.8 up to (excluding) 2.8.2
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Reference Type
https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/security/advisories/GHSA-jjjr-3jcw-f8v6 No Types Assigned
https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/security/advisories/GHSA-jjjr-3jcw-f8v6 Third Party Advisory
Quick Info
CVE Dictionary Entry: CVE-2020-11037 NVD
Published Date: 04/30/2020 NVD
Last Modified: 11/20/2024
Source: GitHub, Inc.