HIGH
KeystoneJS before 4.0.0-beta.7 allows application-wide CSRF bypass by removing the CSRF parameter and value, aka SecureLayer7 issue number SL7_KEYJS_03
Published Nov 6, 2017
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.21%
Description
KeystoneJS before 4.0.0-beta.7 allows application-wide CSRF bypass by removing the CSRF parameter and value, aka SecureLayer7 issue number SL7_KEYJS_03. In other words, it fails to reject requests that lack an x-csrf-token header.
Affected products
No data.
- < 4.0.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
keystone
npm
Introduced 0 Fixed 4.0.0-beta.7
| Ecosystem | Package | Introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | keystone | 0 | 4.0.0-beta.7 |
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
8.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
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.
2.21% 0.02213
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02213
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.21% (0.02213) | 81.98th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.21% (0.02213) | 80.24th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.21% (0.00209) | 41.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.23% (0.00232) | 62.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 13, 2024 | 0.23% (0.00232) | 61.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 30, 2023 | 0.23% (0.00232) | 59.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.22% (0.00223) | 58.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 8.38% (0.08382) | 93.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 8.38% (0.08382) | 93.35th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 8.38% (0.08382) | 82.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 4.50% (0.04504) | 76.47th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 4.50% (0.04504) | 76.26th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 4.50% (0.04504) | 84.13th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 4.50% (0.04504) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (9)
- http://blog.securelayer7.net/keystonejs-open-source-penetration-testing-report/ x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q43c-g2g7-6gxj Advisory
- https://github.com/keystonejs/keystone/issues/4437 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/keystonejs/keystone/pull/4478 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16570
- https://securelayer7.net/download/pdf/KeystoneJS-Pentest-Report-SecureLayer7.pdf
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-KEYSTONE-449663
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43922/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/979
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://blog.securelayer7.net/keystonejs-open-source-penetration-testing-report/ | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q43c-g2g7-6gxj | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/keystonejs/keystone/issues/4437 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/keystonejs/keystone/pull/4478 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16570 | ||
| https://securelayer7.net/download/pdf/KeystoneJS-Pentest-Report-SecureLayer7.pdf | ||
| https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-KEYSTONE-449663 | ||
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43922/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB | |
| https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/979 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 6, 2017
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Nov 6, 2017
Link CVE-2017-16570
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-Q43C-G2G7-6GXJ Updated n/a