# CVE-2024-22893: PYSEC-2024-290 - OpenSlides 4.0.15 verifies passwords by comparing password hashes using a function with…

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-22893-pysec-2024-290-openslides-4-0-15-verifies-passwords-by-comparing  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-09-25  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-22893 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2024-09-25

OpenSlides 4.0.15 verifies passwords by comparing password hashes using a function with content-dependent runtime. This can allow attackers to obtain information about the password hash using a timing attack.

Technologies: [openslides (PyPI)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/openslides). Vendors: [PyPI](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/pypi).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2024-22893 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-22893 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2024-22893?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 25 September 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** openslides (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=4.0.15.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-22893?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-22893?** Check whether you run openslides (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- openslides (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=4.0.15

## Identifiers

- CVE-2024-22893
- PYSEC-2024-290

## Related threats

- [PYSEC-2024-99 - OpenSlides 4.0.15 was discovered to be using a weak hashing algorithm to store passwords.](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-22892-pysec-2024-99-openslides-4-0-15-was-discovered-to-be-using-a-weak)
- [PYSEC-2020-72 - OpenSlides is a free, Web-based presentation and assembly system for managing and projecting agenda…](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2020-26280-pysec-2020-72-openslides-is-a-free-web-based-presentation-and)