Information Exposure Affecting github.com/openbao/openbao/builtin/credential/userpass package, versions <2.3.2
Threat Intelligence
The probability is the direct output of the EPSS model, and conveys an overall sense of the threat of exploitation in the wild. The percentile measures the EPSS probability relative to all known EPSS scores. Note: This data is updated daily, relying on the latest available EPSS model version. Check out the EPSS documentation for more details.
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- published10 Aug 2025
- disclosed9 Aug 2025
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 9 Aug 2025
NewCVE-2025-54999 Â (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade github.com/openbao/openbao/builtin/credential/userpass to version 2.3.2 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Information Exposure via the pathLogin function in the userpass/path_login.go file. An attacker can determine whether a username exists by measuring the response time difference between authentication attempts for existing and non-existing users.
Workaround
This vulnerability can be mitigated by using an alternative authentication method or applying rate limiting quotas to restrict the number of authentication requests within a given period.