Apache Shiro Timing Side-Channel in Token Validation (HMAC)
CVE-2015-10004 Published on December 27, 2022

Timing side-channel in github.com/robbert229/jwt
Token validation methods are susceptible to a timing side-channel during HMAC comparison. With a large enough number of requests over a low latency connection, an attacker may use this to determine the expected HMAC.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2015-10004 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity and availability.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
NONE
Availability Impact:
NONE

Products Associated with CVE-2015-10004

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Affected Versions

github.com/robbert229/jwt:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.32%
Percentile
55.05%

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