CVE-2015-9238

Published May 31, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 5.3 Medium EPSS 1.4% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-0540 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.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-h9x2-5rm7-x4gm Insecure Comparison in secure-compare
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
hackerone
Published
Updated
Sep 16, 2024, 5:43 PM
Reserved
Oct 29, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 31, 2018, 8:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:36 AM