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MEDIUM5.3

GHSA-qrgf-9gpc-vrxw

Bypass of CSRF protection in the presence of predictable userInfo

Quick fix

GHSA-qrgf-9gpc-vrxw — @fastify/csrf-protection: upgrade to the fixed version with the command below.

npm install @fastify/csrf-protection@4.1.0

Details

## Description The [CSRF](https://owasp.org/www-community/attacks/csrf) protection enforced by the `@fastify/csrf-protection` library in combination with `@fastify/cookie` can be bypassed from network and same-site attackers under certain conditions.

`@fastify/csrf-protection` supports an optional `userInfo` parameter that binds the CSRF token to the user. This parameter has been introduced to prevent cookie-tossing attacks as a fix for [CVE-2021-29624](https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2021-29624). Whenever `userInfo` parameter is missing, or its value can be predicted for the target user account, network and [same-site](https://canitakeyoursubdomain.name/) attackers can 1. fixate a `_csrf` cookie in the victim's browser, and 2. forge CSRF tokens that are valid for the victim's session. This allows attackers to bypass the CSRF protection mechanism.

As a fix, `@fastify/csrf-protection` starting from version 6.3.0 (and v4.1.0) includes a server-defined secret `hmacKey` that cryptographically binds the CSRF token to the value of the `_csrf` cookie and the `userInfo` parameter, making tokens non-spoofable by attackers. This protection is effective as long as the `userInfo` parameter is unique for each user.

### Patches

This is patched in version 6.3.0 and v4.1.0.

### Workarounds

As a workaround, developers can use a random, non-predictable `userInfo` parameter for each user.

## Credits * Pedro Adão (@pedromigueladao), [Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon](https://tecnico.ulisboa.pt/) * Marco Squarcina (@lavish), [Security & Privacy Research Unit, TU Wien](https://secpriv.wien/)

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Affected packages

npm/@fastify/csrf-protection
Introduced in: 0Fixed in: 4.1.0
Fixnpm install @fastify/csrf-protection@4.1.0
npm/@fastify/csrf-protection
Introduced in: 5.0.0Fixed in: 6.3.0
Fixnpm install @fastify/csrf-protection@6.3.0

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