CVE-2015-9238

Medium

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.3
Exploit probability—
ProductSecure-compare
PublishedMay 31, 2018
First seenMay 31, 2018
Weakness typeCWE-697CWE-697

How to fix

Update
  • secure-compare_project secure-compare3.0.1 or later
  • secure-compare3.0.1 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
secure-compare_project secure-comparev < 3.0.13.0.1
secure-comparenpmv < 3.0.13.0.1

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