CVE-2015-7576

LowCVSS 3.7/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The http_basic_authenticate_with method in actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/http_authentication.rb in the Basic Authentication implementation in Action Controller in Ruby on Rails before 3.2.22.1, 4.0.x and 4.1.x before 4.1.14.1, 4.2.x before 4.2.5.1, and 5.x before 5.0.0.beta1.1 does not use a constant-time algorithm for verifying credentials, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass authentication by measuring timing differences.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 3.7/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-254

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Feb 16, 2016
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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