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WS-2019-0059
Published:May 14, 2026
Updated:May 14, 2026
All versions of express-basic-auth are vulnerable to Timing Attacks. The package uses nating string comparison instead of a constant time string compare which may lead to Timing Attacks. Timing Attacks can be used to increase the efficiency of brute-force attacks by removing the exponential increase in entropy gained from longer secrets.
Affected Packages
express-basic-auth (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=0.1.0 <1.2.0
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.2.0
Related Resources (1)
https://github.com/LionC/express-basic-auth/pull/20
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
2.3
Attack Vector
ADJACENT
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
LOW
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
3.1
Attack Vector
ADJACENT
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE