CVE-2017-14775 Laravel Sensitive Data Exposure

Medium 5.9 Published Updated

Attackers can exploit timing side-channels in Laravel's remember_me token verification to bypass authentication checks.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2017-14775?

CVE-2017-14775 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Sep 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Laravel before 5.5.10 mishandles the remember_me token verification process because DatabaseUserProvider does not have constant-time token comparison.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-14775?

4 open source packages ship an affected version, including illuminate/auth and laravel/framework. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
illuminate/auth PackagistAll versions5.5.10
illuminate/auth PackagistAll versions5.5.10
laravel/framework PackagistAll versions5.5.10
laravel/framework PackagistAll versions5.5.10

Products include Laravel Laravel.

How do I fix CVE-2017-14775?

Upgrade illuminate/auth to 5.5.10 or later.

Is CVE-2017-14775 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-14775 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-c2v7-j5gq-wcq4.

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