Vulnerability Details : CVE-2016-10535
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.
Vulnerability category: Cross-site request forgery (CSRF)
Products affected by CVE-2016-10535
- cpe:2.3:a:csrf-lite_project:csrf-lite:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-10535
0.32%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 52 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2016-10535
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
8.6
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2.9
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NIST | |
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5.9
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
2.2
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3.6
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2016-10535
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Two separate operations in a product require different amounts of time to complete, in a way that is observable to an actor and reveals security-relevant information about the state of the product, such as whether a particular operation was successful or not.Assigned by: support@hackerone.com (Secondary)
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Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2016-10535
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https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/94
npmThird Party Advisory
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https://github.com/isaacs/csrf-lite/pull/1
Added time constant string comparison by twolfson · Pull Request #1 · isaacs/csrf-lite · GitHubThird Party Advisory
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