VDB-109170 · CVE-2017-16570 · ID 4437

KeystoneJS up to 4.0.0-beta.6 CSRF Prevention cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in KeystoneJS up to 4.0.0-beta.6. The affected element is an unknown function of the component CSRF Prevention. The manipulation results in cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-16570. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in KeystoneJS up to 4.0.0-beta.6. Affected is an unknown code block of the component CSRF Prevention. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

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.

The bug was discovered 11/06/2017. The weakness was published 11/06/2017 (Website). The advisory is available at blog.securelayer7.net. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-16570 since 11/06/2017. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 4.0.0-beta.7 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (43922). Similar entry is available at VDB-108617. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

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KeystoneJS

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.9
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NVD Base Score: 8.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: KeystoneJS 4.0.0-beta.7
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

11/06/2017 🔍
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11/07/2017 +1 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 4437
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2017-16570 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-16570
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-109170
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/07/2017 08:05
Updated: 07/29/2025 01:51
Changes: 11/07/2017 08:05 (58), 12/04/2019 18:04 (5), 01/06/2023 14:36 (5), 07/29/2025 01:51 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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