Username enumeration via login timing discrepancy in Gophish
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-208.
Summary
Gophish through 0.12.1 contains a timing discrepancy in AdminServer.Login that lets unauthenticated remote attackers enumerate valid usernames. Attackers submit candidate usernames to POST /login and measure response times, since existing accounts trigger a bcrypt comparison delay. The flaw is an observable timing discrepancy (CWE-208), and an exploit proof of concept is linked in the references.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
Gophish through 0.12.1 contains a timing discrepancy vulnerability in AdminServer.Login that allows unauthenticated attackers to enumerate valid usernames by measuring login response times. Attackers can submit candidate usernames to POST /login and detect bcrypt comparison delays for existing accounts, narrowing targets for password guessing or credential stuffing.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for gophish.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-07 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-107269
- 2026-10-07 Alias added: GHSA-7g89-3w9x-xw88
- 2026-10-09 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-10 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-10 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
References
More gophish vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-56734 Gophish Account Lockout and Forced Password Change Bypassable via API Key CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
- TI-2026-69198 Gophish Login Rate Limit Bypass via X-Forwarded-For Spoofing CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2026-69197 Gophish API lets users take over other users' objects CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
- TI-2026-28778 Gophish 0.12.1 Denial of Service via Office Document Upload CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
- TI-2026-69200 Gophish SSRF via POST /api/import/site CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2026-69199 Cross-site scripting in Gophish via SMTP server error messages CVSS 4.0LOW 2.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-107269 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-107269 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7g89-3w9x-xw88 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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