Timing Side-Channel Vulnerability in Token Validation Methods

Timing Side-Channel Vulnerability in Token Validation Methods

CVE-2015-10004 · HIGH Severity

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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.

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