CVE-2021-33880
Medium
Description
The aaugustin websockets library before 9.1 for Python has an Observable Timing Discrepancy on servers when HTTP Basic Authentication is enabled with basic_auth_protocol_factory(credentials=...). An attacker may be able to guess a password via a timing attack.
SeverityMedium
CVSS5.9
Exploit probability—
Product
Websockets
PublishedJun 6, 2021
First seenJun 6, 2021
How to fix
Update
- websockets_project websockets9.1 or later
- websockets9.1 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| websockets_project websockets | v < 9.1 | 9.1 |
| oracle communications_cloud_native_core_policy | 1.14.0 | — |
| oracle communications_cloud_native_core_security_edge_protection_proxy | 1.5.0 | — |
| oracle communications_cloud_native_core_service_communication_proxy | 1.14.0 | — |
| oracle communications_cloud_native_core_unified_data_repository | 1.14.0 | — |
| websocketsPyPI | v < 9.1 | 9.1 |
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