Node-cookie-signature before 1.0.6 is affected by a timing attack due to the type of comparison used.
Priority LOW 22CWE-362Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat.
Summary
Node-cookie-signature before 1.0.6 is affected by a timing attack due to the type of comparison used.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00896 59th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial cookie-signature (npm): 1.0.4Red Hat: 1 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | cookie-signature (npm) | before 1.0.4 | 1.0.4 | Patch available | GHSA-92vm-wfm5-mxvv |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- cookie-signature (npm) Vendor— Affected before 1.0.4 Fixed in 1.0.4 Patch available GHSA-92vm-wfm5-mxvv
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cookie-signature_project:cookie-signature:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | before 1.0.6 | Vulnerable | Cookie-signature Project |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
- cpe:2.3:a:cookie-signature_project:cookie-signature:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 1.0.6 Vulnerable ·Cookie-signature Project
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-92vm-wfm5-mxvv cookie-signature (npm) Fixed in 1.0.4 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-1000236
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-92vm-wfm5-mxvv
References
Patch 3
Advisory 3
Other 7
- https://www.mail-archive.com/secure-testing-team%40lists.alioth.debian.org/msg06583.html
- https://github.com/tj/node-cookie-signature/commit/2c4df6b6cee540f30876198cd0b5bebf28528c07
- https://github.com/tj/node-cookie-signature/commit/39791081692e9e14aa62855369e1c7f80fbfd50e
- https://github.com/tj/node-cookie-signature/commit/4cc5e21e7f59a4ea0b51cd5e9634772d48fab590
- https://github.com/tj/node-cookie-signature
- https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg06583.html
- https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/134
Sources
- CVE-2016-1000236 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-1000236 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-92vm-wfm5-mxvv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2016-1000236 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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