The Clerk WordPress plugin before 4.0.0 is affected by time-based attacks in the validation function for all API requests due to the usage of comparison operators to verify API keys against the ones stored in the site options.
The product behaves differently or sends different responses under different circumstances in a way that is observable to an unauthorized actor, which exposes security-relevant information about the state of the product, such as whether a particular operation was successful or not.
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https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7920c1c1-709d-4b1f-ac08-f0a02ddb329c | third party advisory vdb entry exploit technical description |