# CVE-2015-10004: Timing side-channel in github.com/robbert229/jwt

- Also known as: GHSA-5VW4-V588-PGV8, GO-2020-0023
- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.0.0-20170426191122-ca1404ee6e83
- Published: 2022-12-27 · Updated: 2025-04-11

## Affected

- github.com/robbert229/jwt: fixed in 0.0.0-20170426191122-ca1404ee6e83
- github.com/robbert229/jwt (Go): fixed in 0.0.0-20170426191122-ca1404ee6e83

## Description

Token validation methods are susceptible to a timing side-channel during HMAC comparison. With a large enough number of requests over a low latency connection, an attacker may use this to determine the expected HMAC.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on github.com/robbert229/jwt, upgrade to a fixed version (0.0.0-20170426191122-ca1404ee6e83) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/robbert229/jwt/commit/ca1404ee6e83fcbafb66b09ed0d543850a15b654
- https://github.com/robbert229/jwt/issues/12
- https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2020-0023

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