CVE-2017-16570

8.8 HIGH
Published: November 06, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
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Description

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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://blog.securelayer7.net/keystonejs-open-source-penetration-testing-report/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/keystonejs/keystone/issues/4437
Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/keystonejs/keystone/pull/4478
Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://blog.securelayer7.net/keystonejs-open-source-penetration-testing-report/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/keystonejs/keystone/issues/4437
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/keystonejs/keystone/pull/4478
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43922/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
8.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.2%
80th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

keystonejs