Description
basic-auth-connect is Connect's Basic Auth middleware in its own module. basic-auth-connect < 1.1.0 uses a timing-unsafe equality comparison that can leak timing information. This issue has been fixed in basic-auth-connect 1.1.0.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/expressjs/basic-auth-connect/security/advisories/GHSA-7p89-p6hx-q4fw
Scores
CVSS v3
5.3
EPSS
0.0050
EPSS Percentile
38.9%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-208
Status
published
Products (2)
expressjs/basic-auth-connect
< 1.1.0
npm/basic-auth-connect
0 - 1.1.0npm
Published
Sep 30, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026