Silverstripe Framework user enumeration via timing attack on login and password reset forms
Impact
User enumeration is possible by performing a timing attack on the login or password reset pages with user credentials.
This was originally disclosed in https://www.silverstripe.org/download/security-releases/ss-2017-005/ for CMS 3 but was not patched in CMS 4+
References
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Composer package | silverstripe/framework | >= 4.0.0, < 5.3.23 | 5.3.23 |
References
- https://github.com/silverstripe/silverstripe-framework/security/advisories/GHSA-256q-hx8w-xcqx
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12849
- https://github.com/silverstripe/silverstripe-framework/pull/11681
- https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/silverstripe/framework/SS-2025-001.yaml
- https://github.com/silverstripe/silverstripe-framework
- https://www.silverstripe.org/download/security-releases/ss-2017-005
- https://www.silverstripe.org/download/security-releases/ss-2025-001
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-204- Platform
- Composer
- Package
silverstripe/framework- Disclosed
- 10.04.2025
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-256q-hx8w-xcqx - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: silverstripe/framework
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- Total entries
- 93
- First → latest
- 11.2019 08.2026
- Without a fix
- 1
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 3
- High 13
- Medium 69
- Low 8
Disclosures per year
- 2019: 5
- 2020: 2
- 2021: 0
- 2022: 23
- 2023: 3
- 2024: 53
- 2025: 6
- 2026: 1
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