CVE-2014-10067 Validation Bypass in paypal-ipn
An attacker can bypass production validation by spoofing test parameters, allowing unauthorized transaction processing in applications using the PayPal IPN library.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-10067?
CVE-2014-10067 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in HackerOne paypal-ipn node module, published on 29 May 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
paypal-ipn before 3.0.0 uses the `test_ipn` parameter (which is set by the PayPal IPN simulator) to determine if it should use the production PayPal site or the sandbox. With a bit of time, an attacker could craft a request using the simulator that would fool any application which does not explicitly check for test_ipn in production.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-10067?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including paypal-ipn. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
paypal-ipn npm | All versions | 3.0.0 |
paypal-ipn npm | All versions | 3.0.0 |
Products include Paypal-Ipn Project Paypal-Ipn.
How do I fix CVE-2014-10067?
Upgrade paypal-ipn to 3.0.0 or later.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2014-10067 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-10067 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h698-r4hm-w94p.