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Security checkJanuary 11, 2023

cookie-signature Timing Attack

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Medium severitynpmcookie-signature

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Description

Affected versions of cookie-signature are vulnerable to timing attacks as a result of using a fail-early comparison instead of a constant-time comparison.

Recommendation

Update the cookie-signature package to the latest compatible version. Followings are version details:

  • Affected version(s): < 1.0.4
  • Patched version(s): 1.0.4

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