Medium, CVSS 5.3npmAmendedPublished
Bypass of CSRF protection in the presence of predictable userInfo
CVE-2023-27495 · GHSA-qrgf-9gpc-vrxw
- Affected
- npm @fastify/csrf-protection < 4.1.0; >= 5.0.0, < 6.3.0
- Fixed in
- 6.3.04.1.0· Vendor fix available
- Issue
- The CSRF protection enforced by the @fastify/csrf-protection library in combination with @fastify/cookie can be bypassed from network and same-site attackers under certain conditions. @fastify/csrf-protection supports an optional userInfo parameter that binds the CSRF token to the user. This parameter has been introduced to prevent cookie-tossing attacks as a fix for CVE-2021-29624. Whenever userInfo parameter is missing, or its value can be predicted for the target user account, network and same-site attackers can 1. fixate a csrf cookie in the victim's browser, and 2. forge CSRF tokens that are valid for the victim's session. This allows attackers to bypass the CSRF protection mechanism. As a fix, @fastify/csrf-protection starting from version 6.3.0 (and v4.1.0) includes a server-defined secret hmacKey that cryptographically binds the CSRF token to the value of the csrf cookie and the userInfo parameter, making tokens non-spoofable by attackers. This protection is…
Recommended action: Upgrade to 6.3.0 or 4.1.0 by release line, then redeploy and verify.A vendor fix does not resolve your finding until you verify it in your own systems.