01 Record
CVE-2015-9238
secure-compare 3.0.0 and below do not actually compare two strings properly. compare was actually comparing the first argument with itself, meaning the check passed for any two strings of the same
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: hackerone
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
secure-compare 3.0.0 and below do not actually compare two strings properly. compare was actually comparing the first argument with itself, meaning the check passed for any two strings of the same
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 1.47% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 73.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.3 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2018-05-31 20:00Z8 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-09-16 17:43Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2017-10-29
- Assigning CNA
- hackerone
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 118ea3dbf8765e8fd4cb0ead3398ad831f35b13577cd62d6e07a6aae25f284b9
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/vdemedes/secure-compare/pull/1
- nodesecurity.iohttps://nodesecurity.io/advisories/50