CVE-2013-7379 API Admin Auth Weakness in tomato
Remote attackers can bypass authentication in the tomato module admin API by sending a partially matching access key header.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2013-7379?
CVE-2013-7379 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 May 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The admin API in the tomato module before 0.0.6 for Node.js does not properly check the access key when it is set to a string, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a string in the access-key header that partially matches config.master.api.access_key.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-7379?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including tomato. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
tomato npm | All versions | 0.0.6 |
tomato npm | All versions | 0.0.6 |
Products include Ucdok Tomato.
How do I fix CVE-2013-7379?
Upgrade tomato to 0.0.6 or later.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2013-7379 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-7379 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9vxc-g2jx-qj3p.