5.9
MEDIUM
CVE-2021-33880
Augustin WebSockets Timing Attack Vulnerability
Description

The aaugustin websockets library before 9.1 for Python has an Observable Timing Discrepancy on servers when HTTP Basic Authentication is enabled with basic_auth_protocol_factory(credentials=...). An attacker may be able to guess a password via a timing attack.

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Published Date :

June 6, 2021, 3:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

May 12, 2022, 2:07 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.2
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2021-33880 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-33880 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Oracle communications_cloud_native_core_unified_data_repository
2 Oracle communications_cloud_native_core_policy
3 Oracle communications_cloud_native_core_security_edge_protection_proxy
4 Oracle communications_cloud_native_core_service_communication_proxy
1 Websockets_project websockets
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-33880.

URL Resource
https://github.com/aaugustin/websockets/commit/547a26b685d08cac0aa64e5e65f7867ac0ea9bc0 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html Patch Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Awesome information for WebSockets security research

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Updated: 1 week, 4 days ago
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Born at : Nov. 10, 2021, 11:51 p.m. This repo has been linked 17 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-33880 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-33880 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 12, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html No Types Assigned https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html Third Party Advisory https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_security_edge_protection_proxy:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_service_communication_proxy:1.14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_unified_data_repository:1.14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_policy:1.14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_security_edge_protection_proxy:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_service_communication_proxy:1.14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_unified_data_repository:1.14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 20, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 09, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html No Types Assigned https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html Third Party Advisory
    Removed CWE NIST NVD-CWE-Other
    Added CWE NIST CWE-203
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:websockets_project:websockets:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 9.1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:websockets_project:websockets:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:* versions up to (excluding) 9.1
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_security_edge_protection_proxy:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_service_communication_proxy:1.14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_unified_data_repository:1.14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 07, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 16, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/aaugustin/websockets/commit/547a26b685d08cac0aa64e5e65f7867ac0ea9bc0 No Types Assigned https://github.com/aaugustin/websockets/commit/547a26b685d08cac0aa64e5e65f7867ac0ea9bc0 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-Other
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:websockets_project:websockets:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 9.1
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-33880 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.11 }} 0.01%

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