CWE-208
AllowedObservable Timing Discrepancy
Abstraction: Base · Status: Incomplete
Two separate operations in a product require different amounts of time to complete, in a way that is observable to an actor and reveals security-relevant information about the state of the product, such as whether a particular operation was successful or not.
322 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-XWG3-QRCG-W9X6
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2021-04-19 14:51 – Updated: 2021-04-23 17:17Non-constant-time comparison of CSRF tokens in UIDL request handler in com.vaadin:flow-server versions 1.0.0 through 1.0.13 (Vaadin 10.0.0 through 10.0.16), 1.1.0 prior to 2.0.0 (Vaadin 11 through 13), 2.0.0 through 2.4.6 (Vaadin 14.0.0 through 14.4.6), 3.0.0 prior to 5.0.0 (Vaadin 15 prior to 18), and 5.0.0 through 5.0.2 (Vaadin 18.0.0 through 18.0.5) allows attacker to guess a security token via timing attack.
- https://vaadin.com/security/cve-2021-31404
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"ecosystem": "Maven",
"name": "com.vaadin:flow-server"
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"introduced": "1.0.0"
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"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
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],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-31404"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-203",
"CWE-208"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2021-04-16T23:16:19Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2021-04-23T16:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Non-constant-time comparison of CSRF tokens in UIDL request handler in `com.vaadin:flow-server` versions 1.0.0 through 1.0.13 (Vaadin 10.0.0 through 10.0.16), 1.1.0 prior to 2.0.0 (Vaadin 11 through 13), 2.0.0 through 2.4.6 (Vaadin 14.0.0 through 14.4.6), 3.0.0 prior to 5.0.0 (Vaadin 15 prior to 18), and 5.0.0 through 5.0.2 (Vaadin 18.0.0 through 18.0.5) allows attacker to guess a security token via timing attack.\n\n- https://vaadin.com/security/cve-2021-31404",
"id": "GHSA-xwg3-qrcg-w9x6",
"modified": "2021-04-23T17:17:16Z",
"published": "2021-04-19T14:51:25Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/vaadin/flow/security/advisories/GHSA-xwg3-qrcg-w9x6"
},
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-31404"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/vaadin/flow/pull/9875"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://vaadin.com/security/cve-2021-31404"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
],
"summary": "Timing side channel vulnerability in UIDL request handler in Vaadin 10, 11-14, and 15-18"
}
GHSA-XXMF-J3RW-F8P2
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-21 18:31 – Updated: 2026-07-21 18:31When verifying a mac with a ChunkedMacVerification object, Tink compares the resulting tag with non constant time comparison. This potentially allows an attacker to use timinig information as a side channel in order to get information how many bytes of a given tag match the correct tag. This in turn could allow to find a correct tag bytewise.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-15432"
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"database_specific": {
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"CWE-208"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-07-21T17:17:04Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "When verifying a mac with a ChunkedMacVerification object, Tink compares the resulting tag with non constant time comparison. This potentially allows an attacker to use timinig information as a side channel in order to get information how many bytes of a given tag match the correct tag. This in turn could allow to find a correct tag bytewise.",
"id": "GHSA-xxmf-j3rw-f8p2",
"modified": "2026-07-21T18:31:02Z",
"published": "2026-07-21T18:31:02Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-15432"
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{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/tink-crypto/tink-java/issues/75"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
}
]
}
No mitigation information available for this CWE.
CAPEC-462: Cross-Domain Search Timing
An attacker initiates cross domain HTTP / GET requests and times the server responses. The timing of these responses may leak important information on what is happening on the server. Browser's same origin policy prevents the attacker from directly reading the server responses (in the absence of any other weaknesses), but does not prevent the attacker from timing the responses to requests that the attacker issued cross domain.
CAPEC-541: Application Fingerprinting
An adversary engages in fingerprinting activities to determine the type or version of an application installed on a remote target.
CAPEC-580: System Footprinting
An adversary engages in active probing and exploration activities to determine security information about a remote target system. Often times adversaries will rely on remote applications that can be probed for system configurations.