CVE-2016-10535
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CVE-2016-10535 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. csrf-lite is a cross-site request forgery protection library for framework-less node sites. csrf-lite uses `===`, a fail first string comparison, instead of a time constant string comparison This enables an attacker to guess the secret in no more than (16*18)288 guesses, instead of the 16^18 guesses required were the timing attack not present.. EPSS estimates a 1.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
csrf-lite is a cross-site request forgery protection library for framework-less node sites. csrf-lite uses `===`, a fail first string comparison, instead of a time constant string comparison This enables an attacker to guess the secret in no more than (16*18)288 guesses, instead of the 16^18 guesses required were the timing attack not present.
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Csrf-Lite Project | Csrf-Lite | <= 0.1.1 |
References
- https://github.com/isaacs/csrf-lite/pull/1Third Party Advisory
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/94Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/isaacs/csrf-lite/pull/1Third Party Advisory
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/94Third Party Advisory
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- Status
- Modified
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