CVE-2024-39912CWE-204

Enumeration of valid usernames in web-auth/webauthn-lib

Medium · published July 15, 2024

CVSS v3.1
5.3
EPSS
0%
Percentile
32.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

web-auth/webauthn-lib is an open source set of PHP libraries and a Symfony bundle to allow developers to integrate that authentication mechanism into their web applications. The ProfileBasedRequestOptionsBuilder method returns allowedCredentials without any credentials if no username was found. When WebAuthn is used as the first or only authentication method, an attacker can enumerate usernames based on the absence of the `allowedCredentials` property in the assertion options response. This allows enumeration of valid or invalid usernames. By knowing which usernames are valid, attackers can focus their efforts on a smaller set of potential targets, increasing the efficiency and likelihood of successful attacks. This issue has been addressed in version 4.9.0 and all users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.3 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00391 · 32.0th percentile
Weakness
CWE-204 · Observable Response Discrepancy
Published
2024-07-15T19:38Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 15 JUL 19:38Z
    Enumeration of valid usernames in web-auth/webauthn-lib
    cvelistv5