CVE-2022-40482 Information disclosure in n/a
Attackers can enumerate valid users in Laravel applications via timing attacks exploiting early returns in authentication logic.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-40482?
CVE-2022-40482 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Apr 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The authentication method in Laravel 8.x through 9.x before 9.32.0 was discovered to be vulnerable to user enumeration via timeless timing attacks with HTTP/2 multiplexing. This is caused by the early return inside the hasValidCredentials method in the Illuminate\Auth\SessionGuard class when a user is found to not exist.
Weakness: CWE-203
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-40482?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Laravel Framework.
How do I fix CVE-2022-40482?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-40482 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-40482 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-40482 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5qxg-5vwh-7j5j.