CVE-2015-9238 – secure-compare

Package

Manager: npm
Name: secure-compare
Vulnerable Version: >=0 <3.0.1

Severity

Level: High

CVSS v3.1: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

EPSS: 0.00126 pctl0.32707

Details

Insecure Comparison in secure-compare Versions of `secure-compare` prior to 3.0.1 are affected by a vulnerability that results in the package always returning true when comparing two strings of the same length, despite differences in the contents of those strings. ## Recommendation Upgrade to version 3.0.1 or later.

Metadata

Created: 2019-06-03T17:28:23Z
Modified: 2020-08-31T18:09:18Z
Source: https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2019/06/GHSA-h9x2-5rm7-x4gm/GHSA-h9x2-5rm7-x4gm.json
CWE IDs: ["CWE-697"]
Alternative ID: GHSA-h9x2-5rm7-x4gm
Finding: F184
Auto approve: 1