CVE-2015-9238 describes a critical flaw in secure-compare versions 3.0.0 and below, where the string comparison function incorrectly compared the first argument against itself, allowing any two strings of the same length to pass the check. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.3 (Medium), indicating a network-exploitable flaw with low attack complexity that could lead to integrity impacts. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:secure-compare_project:secure-compare:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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