CVE-2020-11037

In Wagtail before versions 2.7.3 and 2.8.2, a potential timing attack exists on pages or documents that have been protected with a shared password through Wagtail's "Privacy" controls. This password check is performed through a character-by-character string comparison, and so an attacker who is...

CVE-2020-11037

In Wagtail before versions 2.7.3 and 2.8.2, a potential timing attack exists on pages or documents that have been protected with a shared password through Wagtail's "Privacy" controls. This password check is performed through a character-by-character string comparison, and so an attacker who is...

PYSEC-2020-153

In Wagtail before versions 2.7.2 and 2.8.2, a potential timing attack exists on pages or documents that have been protected with a shared password through Wagtail's "Privacy" controls. This password check is performed through a character-by-character string comparison, and so an attacker who is...

Design/Logic Flaw

In Wagtail before versions 2.7.2 and 2.8.2, a potential timing attack exists on pages or documents that have been protected with a shared password through Wagtail's "Privacy" controls. This password check is performed through a character-by-character string comparison, and so an attacker who is...

CVE-2020-11037

In Wagtail, a potential timing attack exists on pages or documents protected with a shared password via the Privacy controls. The password check uses a character-by-character comparison, enabling a timing analysis to potentially reveal the password when measured locally. Affected versions are bef...

CVE-2020-11037 Potential Observable Timing Discrepancy in Wagtail

In Wagtail before versions 2.7.3 and 2.8.2, a potential timing attack exists on pages or documents that have been protected with a shared password through Wagtail's "Privacy" controls. This password check is performed through a character-by-character string comparison, and so an attacker who is...

PT-2020-12505 · Wagtail · Wagtail

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Wagtail versions prior to 2.7.3 Wagtail versions prior to 2.8.2 Description: A potential timing attack exists on pages or documents that have been protected with a shared password through Wagtail's "Privacy" controls. This password check is...

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