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Username enumeration via login timing discrepancy in Gophish

Priority MEDIUM 61CWE-208Published · Updated

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

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00242 15th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
gophishgophishup to 0.12.1—No fix listedCNA
  • gophish Vendorgophish Affected up to 0.12.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for gophish.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-07 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-107269
  2. 2026-10-07 Alias added: GHSA-7g89-3w9x-xw88
  3. 2026-10-09 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
  4. 2026-10-10 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  5. 2026-10-10 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM

References

  • 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