CVE-2015-9238
UNKNOWN
Published 2018-05-31T20:00:00Z
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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.
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Advisory Details
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.
Affected Packages
npm
secure-compare
ECOSYSTEM:
≥0
<3.0.1
CVSS Scoring
CVSS Score
7.5
References
Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: June 3, 2019, Modified: August 31, 2020
Published: 2018-05-31T20:00:00Z
Last Modified: 2024-09-16T17:43:37.504Z
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