MEDIUM
nodejs-cookie-signature: Timing attack vulnerability
Published Nov 19, 2019
4.4
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.90%
Description
Node-cookie-signature before 1.0.6 is affected by a timing attack due to the type of comparison used.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- < 1.0.6
Configuration 2
OR
- 8.0
- 9.0
No data.
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2
nodejs010-nodejs-cookie-signature
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3
nodejs-cookie-signature
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 | nodejs010-nodejs-cookie-signature | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3 | nodejs-cookie-signature | Not affected | n/a |
cookie-signature
npm
Introduced 0 Fixed 1.0.4
| Ecosystem | Package | Introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | cookie-signature | 0 | 1.0.4 |
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
4.4 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required High
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
5.4 MEDIUM Red Hat
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required High
User Interaction Required
Scope Changed
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
3.5 LOW NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication Single
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.90% 0.00896
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00896
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 0.90% (0.00896) | 58.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.90% (0.00896) | 54.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.60% (0.00598) | 67.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.21% (0.00212) | 60.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 20, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00237) | 61.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.24% (0.00237) | 59.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (2)
References (16)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1000236 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=838618 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1371409 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-1000236 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-92vm-wfm5-mxvv Advisory
- 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://nodesecurity.io/advisories/134
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1000236
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-1000236 x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://travis-ci.com/nodejs/security-wg/builds/76423102 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1000236
- https://www.mail-archive.com/secure-testing-team%40lists.alioth.debian.org/msg06583.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.mail-archive.com/secure-testing-team@lists.alioth.debian.org/msg06583.html
- https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/134
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 19, 2019
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Sep 20, 2016
Link CVE-2016-1000236
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-92VM-WFM5-MXVV Updated n/a