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Details of issue NIXPKGS-2026-0060

NIXPKGS-2026-0060
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Permalink CVE-2026-23849
5.3 MEDIUM
  • CVSS version (CVSS): 3.1
  • Attack Vector (AV): Network (N)
  • Attack Complexity (AC): Low (L)
  • Privileges Required (PR): None (N)
  • User Interaction (UI): None (N)
  • Scope (S): Unchanged (U)
  • Confidentiality (C): Low (L)
  • Integrity (I): None (N)
  • Availability (A): None (N)
  • Modified Attack Vector (MAV): Network (N)
  • Modified Attack Complexity (MAC): Low (L)
  • Modified Privileges Required (MPR): None (N)
  • Modified User Interaction (MUI): None (N)
  • Modified Confidentiality (MC): Low (L)
  • Modified Scope (MS): Unchanged (U)
  • Modified Integrity (MI): None (N)
  • Modified Availability (MA): None (N)
updated 4 months ago by @LeSuisse Activity log
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    2 packages
    • python312Packages.filebrowser-safe
    • python313Packages.filebrowser-safe
  • @LeSuisse deleted maintainer @prikhi maintainer.delete
  • @LeSuisse accepted
  • @LeSuisse published on GitHub
File Browser vulnerable to Username Enumeration via Timing Attack in /api/login

File Browser provides a file managing interface within a specified directory and can be used to upload, delete, preview, rename, and edit files. Prior to version 2.55.0, the JSONAuth. Auth function contains a logic flaw that allows unauthenticated attackers to enumerate valid usernames by measuring the response time of the /api/login endpoint. The vulnerability exists due to a "short-circuit" evaluation in the authentication logic. When a username is not found in the database, the function returns immediately. However, if the username does exist, the code proceeds to verify the password using bcrypt (users.CheckPwd), which is a computationally expensive operation designed to be slow. This difference in execution path creates a measurable timing discrepancy. Version 2.55.0 contains a patch for the issue.

Affected products

filebrowser
  • ==< 2.55.0

Matching in nixpkgs

pkgs.filebrowser

Filebrowser is a web application for managing files and directories

Ignored packages (2)

Package maintainers

Upstream advisory: https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/security/advisories/GHSA-43mm-m3h2-3prc
Upstream patch: https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/commit/24781badd413ee20333aba5cce1919d676e01889