# CVE-2024-5124: Timing Attack Vulnerability in gaizhenbiao/chuanhuchatgpt

> An attacker can guess user passwords via timing attacks due to insecure password comparison logic, potentially compromising user accounts.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Jun 2024
- **Updated:** 20 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xgqc-3vhw-cphp

## What is CVE-2024-5124?

CVE-2024-5124 is a high-severity vulnerability in gaizhenbiao/chuanhuchatgpt, published on 6 Jun 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A timing attack vulnerability exists in the gaizhenbiao/chuanhuchatgpt repository, specifically within the password comparison logic. The vulnerability is present in version 20240310 of the software, where passwords are compared using the '=' operator in Python. This method of comparison allows an attacker to guess passwords based on the timing of each character's comparison. The issue arises from the code segment that checks a password for a particular username, which can lead to the exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor. An attacker exploiting this vulnerability could potentially guess user passwords, compromising the security of the system.

Weakness: CWE-203 (Observable Discrepancy)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5124?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Gaizhenbiao Chuanhuchatgpt.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-5124?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5124 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-5124 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-5124 exists.

Public exploit code:

- https://github.com/gogo2464/CVE-2024-5124 (github_poc): https://github.com/gogo2464/CVE-2024-5124

## Other vulnerabilities in gaizhenbiao/chuanhuchatgpt

- [CVE-2024-3234](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3234/): Path Traversal in gaizhenbiao/chuanhuchatgpt (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-5982](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5982/): Path Traversal in gaizhenbiao/chuanhuchatgpt (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2024-6255](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6255/): Path Traversal in gaizhenbiao/chuanhuchatgpt (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2024-8613](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8613/): Improper Access Control in gaizhenbiao/chuanhuchatgpt (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2024-9216](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9216/): Authentication Bypass in gaizhenbiao/ChuanhuChatGPT (high 8.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-5124 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-5124 is a high-severity vulnerability in gaizhenbiao/chuanhuchatgpt, published on 6 Jun 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-5124 exists.

Affected product: gaizhenbiao/chuanhuchatgpt. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5124/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5124/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-5124
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-5124
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-5124

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.