CVE-2021-43298

The code that performs password matching when using 'Basic' HTTP authentication does not use a constant-time memcmp and has no rate-limiting. This means that an unauthenticated network attacker can brute-force the HTTP basic password, byte-by-byte, by recording the webserver's response time until...

CVE-2021-43298

CVE-2021-43298 corresponds to a vulnerability in Embedthis GoAhead web server where the password check for HTTP Basic authentication does not use constant-time comparison and lacks rate-limiting, enabling an unauthenticated attacker to brute-force the password by timing responses. Connected sourc...