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UK Cyber Defence
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

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.