CVE-2026-44332 PUBLISHED

Fiber: Username Enumeration via Timing Oracle in BasicAuth Default Authorizer

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 05.05.2026 Published: 08.07.2026 Updated: 09.07.2026

Fiber is an Express inspired web framework written in Go. Prior to 3.3.0, the default Authorizer function in the BasicAuth middleware in middleware/basicauth/config.go uses short-circuit evaluation that skips password hash comparison for non-existent usernames, enabling reliable remote username enumeration through response timing differences. This issue is fixed in version 3.3.0.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score: 5.3

Product Status

Vendor gofiber
Product fiber
Versions
  • Version < 3.3.0 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-203: Observable Discrepancy CWE