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This timing difference can be used to enumerate valid usernames, after which an attacker could attempt brute force attacks.</p><h3>Patches</h3><p>This vulnerability has been patched, implementing a timing-safe form login authenticator that ensures consistent response times regardless of whether a user exists or not.</p><h3>Technical Details</h3><p>The vulnerability was caused by different response times when:</p><ul><li>A valid username was provided (password hashing occurred)</li><li>An invalid username was provided (no password hashing occurred)</li></ul><p>The fix introduces a <code>TimingSafeFormLoginAuthenticator</code>&nbsp;that performs a dummy password hash verification even for non-existent users, ensuring consistent timing.</p><h3>Workarounds</h3><p>No workarounds are available. Users should upgrade to the patched version.</p><h3>References</h3><ul><li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://owasp.org/www-project-web-security-testing-guide/latest/4-Web_Application_Security_Testing/03-Identity_Management_Testing/04-Testing_for_Account_Enumeration_and_Guessable_User_Account\">https://owasp.org/www-project-web-security-testing-guide/latest/4-Web_Application_Security_Testing/03-Identity_Management_Testing/04-Testing_for_Account_Enumeration_and_Guessable_User_Account</a></li></ul>"}],"value":"ImpactThe attacker can validate if a user exists by checking the time login returns. 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Users should upgrade to the patched version.\n\nReferences  *   https://owasp.org/www-project-web-security-testing-guide/latest/4-Web_Application_Security_Testing/03-Identity_Management_Testing/04-Testing_for_Account_Enumeration_and_Guessable_User_Account"}],"impacts":[{"capecId":"CAPEC-172","descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"CAPEC-172"}]}],"metrics":[{"cvssV3_1":{"attackComplexity":"HIGH","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","baseScore":5.9,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","confidentialityImpact":"NONE","integrityImpact":"NONE","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","version":"3.1"},"format":"CVSS","scenarios":[{"lang":"en","value":"GENERAL"}]}],"problemTypes":[{"descriptions":[{"cweId":"CWE-204","description":"CWE-204","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}]}],"providerMetadata":{"orgId":"4e531c38-7a33-45d3-98dd-d909c0d8852e","shortName":"Mautic","dateUpdated":"2025-09-03T14:25:06.796Z"},"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/mautic/mautic/security/advisories/GHSA-3ggv-qwcp-j6xg"}],"source":{"advisory":"GHSA-3ggv-qwcp-j6xg","discovery":"EXTERNAL"},"title":"User Enumeration via Response Timing","x_generator":{"engine":"Vulnogram 0.2.0"}},"adp":[{"metrics":[{"other":{"type":"ssvc","content":{"timestamp":"2025-09-03T14:45:46.949698Z","id":"CVE-2025-9824","options":[{"Exploitation":"none"},{"Automatable":"no"},{"Technical Impact":"partial"}],"role":"CISA Coordinator","version":"2.0.3"}}}],"title":"CISA ADP Vulnrichment","providerMetadata":{"orgId":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0","shortName":"CISA-ADP","dateUpdated":"2025-09-03T14:46:19.282Z"}}]}}