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GHSA-5vw4-v588-pgv8: robbert229/jwt's token validation methods vulnerable to a timing side-channel during HMAC comparison

Token validation methods are susceptible to a timing side-channel during HMAC comparison. With a large enough number of requests over a low latency connection, an attacker may use this to determine the expected HMAC.

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robbert229/jwt’s token validation methods vulnerable to a timing side-channel during HMAC comparison

Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published Dec 28, 2022 • Updated Dec 30, 2022

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CVE-2015-10004: Merge pull request #13 from polezaivsani/fix_timming_sidechannel · robbert229/jwt@ca1404e

Token validation methods are susceptible to a timing side-channel during HMAC comparison. With a large enough number of requests over a low latency connection, an attacker may use this to determine the expected HMAC.