Static Web Server (SWS) is a production-ready web server suitable for static web files or assets. In versions 2.1.0 through 2.40.1, a timing-based username enumeration vulnerability in Basic Authentication allows attackers to identify valid users by exploiting early responses for invalid usernames, enabling targeted brute-force or credential-stuffing attacks. SWS checks whether a username exists before verifying the password, causing valid usernames to follow a slower code path (e.g., bcrypt hashing) while invalid usernames receive an immediate 401 response. This timing discrepancy allows attackers to enumerate valid accounts by measuring response-time differences. This issue has been fixed in version 2.41.0.
Advisories
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Github GHSA |
GHSA-qhp6-635j-x7r2 | Static Web Server affected by timing-based username enumeration in Basic Authentication due to early response on invalid usernames |
Fixes
Solution
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Workaround
No workaround given by the vendor.
References
History
Tue, 24 Feb 2026 17:00:00 +0000
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:static-web-server:static_web_server:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:* |
Mon, 23 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0000
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Sat, 21 Feb 2026 09:30:00 +0000
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| Description | Static Web Server (SWS) is a production-ready web server suitable for static web files or assets. In versions 2.1.0 through 2.40.1, a timing-based username enumeration vulnerability in Basic Authentication allows attackers to identify valid users by exploiting early responses for invalid usernames, enabling targeted brute-force or credential-stuffing attacks. SWS checks whether a username exists before verifying the password, causing valid usernames to follow a slower code path (e.g., bcrypt hashing) while invalid usernames receive an immediate 401 response. This timing discrepancy allows attackers to enumerate valid accounts by measuring response-time differences. This issue has been fixed in version 2.41.0. | |
| Title | Static Web Server: Timing-Based Username Enumeration in Basic Authentication | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-204 | |
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| Metrics |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published:
Updated: 2026-02-24T18:13:51.921Z
Reserved: 2026-02-19T19:46:03.540Z
Link: CVE-2026-27480
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Status : Analyzed
Published: 2026-02-21T10:16:12.210
Modified: 2026-02-24T16:55:37.307
Link: CVE-2026-27480
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-02-23T14:32:14Z
Weaknesses
Github GHSA