MEDIUM
The admin API in the tomato module before 0.0.6 for Node.js does not properly check the access key when it is set to a string, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a string in the access-key header that partially matches config.master.api.access_key
Published May 16, 2014
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.46%
Description
The admin API in the tomato module before 0.0.6 for Node.js does not properly check the access key when it is set to a string, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a string in the access-key header that partially matches config.master.api.access_key.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.46% 0.02464
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02464
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.46% (0.02464) | 83.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.46% (0.02464) | 82.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.12% (0.00117) | 28.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.86% (0.00858) | 82.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 14, 2024 | 0.86% (0.00858) | 82.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 0.89% (0.00892) | 82.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00892) | 80.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (7)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/13/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/15/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9vxc-g2jx-qj3p Advisory
- https://github.com/leizongmin/tomato/commit/9e427d524e04a905312a3294c85e939ed7d57b8c x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/Tomato_API_Admin_Auth_Weakness x_refsource_MISCExploit
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-7379
- https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/38
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/13/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/15/2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9vxc-g2jx-qj3p | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/leizongmin/tomato/commit/9e427d524e04a905312a3294c85e939ed7d57b8c | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch | |
| https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/Tomato_API_Admin_Auth_Weakness | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-7379 | ||
| https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/38 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 16, 2014
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved May 14, 2014
Link CVE-2013-7379
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-9VXC-G2JX-QJ3P Updated n/a