CVE-2015-9238

secure-compare 3.0.0 and below do not actually compare two strings properly. compare was actually comparing the first argument with itself, meaning the check passed for any two strings of the same length.

CVSS v3 5.3 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

5.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/vdemedes/secure-compare/pull/1	Third Party Advisory
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/50	Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/vdemedes/secure-compare/pull/1	Third Party Advisory
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/50	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:secure-compare_project:secure-compare:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2018-05-31 20:29

Updated : 2024-11-21 02:40

NVD link : CVE-2015-9238

Mitre link : CVE-2015-9238

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2015-9238

JSON object : View

Products Affected

secure-compare_project

secure-compare

CWE

CWE-697

Incorrect Comparison

CWE-134

Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

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