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...