TI-2024-01608 Aliases CVE-2024-1729 GHSA-hmx6-r76c-85g9

Timing Attack Vulnerability in gradio-app/gradio

MEDIUM 62CWE-367Published 2024-03-29 · Updated 2024-08-01

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: High
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · None · None
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.

Summary

A timing attack vulnerability exists in the gradio-app/gradio repository, specifically within the login function in routes.py. The vulnerability arises from the use of a direct comparison operation (`app.auth[username] == password`) to validate user credentials, which can be exploited to guess passwords based on response times. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to bypass authentication mechanisms and gain unauthorized access.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00501 43rd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix Fixed gradio-app/gradio (gradio-app): 4.19.2gradio (PyPI): 4.19.2

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: Poc
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
gradio-app	gradio-app/gradio	before 4.19.2	4.19.2	Patch available	CNA
—	gradio (PyPI)	before 4.19.2	4.19.2	Patch available	GHSA-hmx6-r76c-85g9

gradio-app/gradio Vendorgradio-app Affected before 4.19.2 Fixed in 4.19.2 Patch available CNA
gradio (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 4.19.2 Fixed in 4.19.2 Patch available GHSA-hmx6-r76c-85g9

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:gradio_project:gradio::::::python::*	4.18.0 to before 4.19.2	Vulnerable	gradio-app

cpe:2.3:a:gradio_project:gradio:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:* Versions 4.18.0 to before 4.19.2 Vulnerable ·gradio-app

Remediation

Fix · CNA gradio-app/gradio (gradio-app) Fixed in 4.19.2
Fix · GHSA-hmx6-r76c-85g9 gradio (PyPI) Fixed in 4.19.2 Advisory →

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-1729
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hmx6-r76c-85g9

References

Other 3

TI-2024-26222 Gradio v4.36.1 was discovered to contain a code injection vulnerability via the component… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2024-01607 Local File Inclusion in gradio-app/gradio CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2024-00889 LFI in Gradio CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.4
TI-2025-16852 Gradio Blocked Path ACL Bypass Vulnerability CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
TI-2026-22690 Gradio has SSRF via Malicious `proxy_url` Injection in `gr.load()` Config Processing CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
TI-2024-09866 Path Traversal in gradio-app/gradio CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.2

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Sources

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