CVE-2015-9238
CVSS V2 Medium 5
CVSS V3 Medium 5.3
Description
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2015-9238
- Assigner
- support@hackerone.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2018-05-31T20:29:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2019-10-09T23:15:58
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:secure-compare_project:secure-compare:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | 1 | OR | 3.0.1 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 5
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 10
- Impact Score
- 2.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 5.3
- Base Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 1.4
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/50 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/vdemedes/secure-compare/pull/1 | Third Party Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-9238 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-9238 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 17:14:40 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-03 06:51:25 | cve-assignments@hackerone.com | support@hackerone.com | CVE Assigner | updated |
| 2022-12-03 06:51:25 | 2018-05-31T20:29Z | 2018-05-31T20:29:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-03 06:51:25 | 2019-10-09T23:15:58 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-03 06:51:25 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |