VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-31866
Redmine before 4.0.9 and 4.1.x before 4.1.3 allows an attacker to learn the values of internal authentication keys by observing timing differences in string comparison operations within SysController and MailHandlerController.
MEDIUM 5.3EPSS 1.23%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.23%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Redmine before 4.0.9 and 4.1.x before 4.1.3 allows an attacker to learn the values of internal authentication keys by observing timing differences in string comparison operations within SysController and MailHandlerController.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.23% probability · 67th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-203
- Affected
- redmine/redmine · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/05/msg00013.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.redmine.org/news/131Vendor Advisory
- https://www.redmine.org/projects/redmine/wiki/Security_AdvisoriesVendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/05/msg00013.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.redmine.org/news/131Vendor Advisory
- https://www.redmine.org/projects/redmine/wiki/Security_AdvisoriesVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.