MediumGHSA-256q-hx8w-xcqx
Silverstripe Framework user enumeration via timing attack on login and password reset forms
Published 10 Apr 2025 · Updated 10 Apr 2025
Affected package
silverstripe/frameworkComposer
- Affected
- >=4.0.0 <5.3.23
- Fixed in
- 5.3.23
Update to the fixed version for your release line, for example:
composer require silverstripe/framework:^5.3.23Details
Impact
User enumeration is possible by performing a timing attack on the login or password reset pages with user credentials.
This was originally disclosed in https://www.silverstripe.org/download/security-releases/ss-2017-005/ for CMS 3 but was not patched in CMS 4+
References
- https://www.silverstripe.org/download/security-releases/ss-2017-005
- https://www.silverstripe.org/download/security-releases/ss-2025-001
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References
- Linkgithub.com/silverstripe/silverstripe-framework/security/advisories/GHSA-256q-hx8w-xcqx
- Advisorynvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12849
- Linkgithub.com/silverstripe/silverstripe-framework/pull/11681
- Linkgithub.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/silverstripe/framework/SS-2025-001.yaml
- Packagegithub.com/silverstripe/silverstripe-framework
- Linkwww.silverstripe.org/download/security-releases/ss-2017-005
- Linkwww.silverstripe.org/download/security-releases/ss-2025-001
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