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Low · 2.3 CVE-2024-47869 EUVD-2024-0067GHSA-j757-pf57-f8r4PYSEC-2024-199

Non-constant-time comparison when comparing hashes in Gradio

Published Oct 10, 2024 · Updated Oct 11, 2024 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

Gradio is an open-source Python package designed for quick prototyping. This vulnerability involves a **timing attack** in the way Gradio compares hashes for the `analytics_dashboard` function. Since the comparison is not done in constant time, an attacker could exploit this by measuring the response time of different requests to infer the correct hash byte-by-byte. This can lead to unauthorized access to the analytics dashboard, especially if the attacker can repeatedly query the system with different keys. Users are advised to upgrade to `gradio>4.44` to mitigate this issue. To mitigate the risk before applying the patch, developers can manually patch the `analytics_dashboard` dashboard to use a **constant-time comparison** function for comparing sensitive values, such as hashes. Alternatively, access to the analytics dashboard can be disabled.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
gradio-app gradio < 4.44 —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
PyPI gradio < 4.44.0 4.44.0 GHSA-j757-pf57-f8r4

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