GHSA-hh28-h22f-8357

Source

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hh28-h22f-8357

Import Source

https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2025/08/GHSA-hh28-h22f-8357/GHSA-hh28-h22f-8357.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-hh28-h22f-8357

Aliases

Published

2025-08-08T14:41:14Z

Modified

2026-07-27T09:11:30Z

Severity

3.7 (Low) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator

Summary

OpenBao has a Timing Side-Channel in the Userpass Auth Method

Details

Impact

When using OpenBao's userpass auth method, user enumeration was possible due to timing difference between non-existent users and users with stored credentials. This is independent of whether the supplied credentials were valid for the given user.

Patches

OpenBao v2.3.2 will patch this issue.

Workarounds

Users may use another auth method or apply rate limiting quotas to limit the number of requests in a period of time: https://openbao.org/api-docs/system/rate-limit-quotas/

References

This issue was disclosed to HashiCorp and is the OpenBao equivalent of the following tickets:

Barring further information, this is also assumed to cover and remediate the following additional vulnerability:

If this is not the case as further details emerge, a new CVE will be assigned for remediating that. Otherwise, no further CVE will be sought.

Database specific

{
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-203"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2025-08-08T14:41:14Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-08-09T03:15:46Z",
    "severity": "LOW"
}

References

Affected packages

Go / github.com/openbao/openbao

Package

Name: github.com/openbao/openbao; View open source insights on deps.dev
Purl: pkg:golang/github.com/openbao/openbao

Affected ranges

Type: SEMVER
Events: Introduced

0.1.0

Fixed

2.3.2

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2025/08/GHSA-hh28-h22f-8357/GHSA-hh28-h22f-8357.json"

Go / github.com/openbao/openbao

Package

Name: github.com/openbao/openbao; View open source insights on deps.dev
Purl: pkg:golang/github.com/openbao/openbao

Affected ranges

Type: SEMVER
Events: Introduced

0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

0.0.0-20250806193356-4d9b5d3d6486

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2025/08/GHSA-hh28-h22f-8357/GHSA-hh28-h22f-8357.json"