CVE-2016-10535
5.9
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Exploitability: 2.2 / Impact: 3.6
Source: NVD
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.
Affected (1)
Products: Csrf Lite Project: Csrf Lite
Configuration A
| Vulnerable Software | Affected Versions |
|---|---|
| Up to 0.1.1 |
Related CWEs
CWE-208
Observable Timing Discrepancy
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.
CWE-310
CWE-310
References (4)
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
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