H3 is a minimal H(TTP) framework. Versions 2.0.1-beta.0 through 2.0.0-rc.8 contain a Timing Side-Channel vulnerability in the requireBasicAuth function due to the use of unsafe string comparison (!==). This allows an attacker to deduce the valid password character-by-character by measuring the server's response time, effectively bypassing password complexity protections. This issue is fixed in version 2.0.1-rc.9.
History

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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First Time appeared H3
H3 h3
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:h3:h3:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:h3:h3:2.0.1:rc1:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
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Vendors & Products H3
H3 h3

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H3js h3
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H3js h3

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Description H3 is a minimal H(TTP) framework. Versions 2.0.1-beta.0 through 2.0.0-rc.8 contain a Timing Side-Channel vulnerability in the requireBasicAuth function due to the use of unsafe string comparison (!==). This allows an attacker to deduce the valid password character-by-character by measuring the server's response time, effectively bypassing password complexity protections. This issue is fixed in version 2.0.1-rc.9.
Title h3 has an observable timing discrepancy in basic auth utils
Weaknesses CWE-208
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-20T19:33:49.871Z

Reserved: 2026-03-17T20:35:49.927Z

Link: CVE-2026-33129

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-03-20T19:33:40.303Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-03-20T10:16:19.317

Modified: 2026-03-20T19:58:02.500

Link: CVE-2026-33129

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No data.

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Updated: 2026-03-20T16:27:28Z