csrf-lite is a cross-site request forgery protection library for framework-less node sites. csrf-lite uses ===
, a fail first string comparison, instead of a time constant string comparison This enables an attacker to guess the secret in no more than (16*18)288 guesses, instead of the 16^18 guesses required were the timing attack not present.
Two separate operations in a product require different amounts of time to complete, in a way that is observable to an actor and reveals security-relevant information about the state of the product, such as whether a particular operation was successful or not.
Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
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Csrf-lite | Csrf-lite_project | * | 0.1.1 (including) |