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Type:
Bug
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Resolution: Fixed
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Priority:
Low
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Affects Version/s: 7.16.3, 7.21.7, 8.5.1, 8.6.1
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Component/s: Crowd, Security - Other
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Severity 3 - Minor
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Issue Summary
It is possible to check if a user exists in Bitbucket (either internal or external directories) on a login page by typing a username & incorrect password combination.
This is reproducible on Data Center: (yes)
Steps to Reproduce
- Go to the Bitbucket logging page.
- Try to log in with a user that exists in any of the Bitbucket user's directories.
- Try to log in with a user that doesn't exist in any of the Bitbucket user's directories.
Expected Results
Error messages in both cases are the same:

Actual Results
Error messages are different in both cases allowing usernames discovery:
User exists in a directory:

User doesn't exist in a directory:

Workaround
Currently, there is no known workaround for this behavior. A workaround will be added here when available
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