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CVE-2026-27480
5.3 MEDIUM
- CVSS version: 3.1
- Attack vector (AV): NETWORK
- Attack complexity (AC): LOW
- Privileges required (PR): NONE
- User interaction (UI): NONE
- Scope (S): UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality impact (C): LOW
- Integrity impact (I): NONE
- Availability impact (A): NONE
Activity log
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Static Web Server: Timing-Based Username Enumeration in Basic Authentication
Static Web Server (SWS) is a production-ready web server suitable for static web files or assets. In versions 2.1.0 through 2.40.1, a timing-based username enumeration vulnerability in Basic Authentication allows attackers to identify valid users by exploiting early responses for invalid usernames, enabling targeted brute-force or credential-stuffing attacks. SWS checks whether a username exists before verifying the password, causing valid usernames to follow a slower code path (e.g., bcrypt hashing) while invalid usernames receive an immediate 401 response. This timing discrepancy allows attackers to enumerate valid accounts by measuring response-time differences. This issue has been fixed in version 2.41.0.
References
Affected products
static-web-server
- ==>= 2.1.0, < 2.41.0
Package maintainers
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@misilelab misilelab <misileminecord@gmail.com>
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@figsoda figsoda <figsoda@pm.me>