CVE-2021-33880 describes an observable timing discrepancy in the aaugustin websockets library before version 9.1 for Python, specifically when HTTP Basic Authentication is enabled. This vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to potentially guess passwords through a timing attack, impacting products like Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core components and other applications using the affected websockets library. Rated Medium severity with a CVSS score of 5.9, the attack requires high complexity but could lead to high confidentiality impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:websockets_project:websockets:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:* | ||
1.14.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_policy:1.14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_security_edge_protection_proxy:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.14.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_service_communication_proxy:1.14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.14.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_unified_data_repository:1.14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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