CSRF in Fastify Fastify-Csrf

CVE-2021-29624

fastify-csrf is an open-source plugin helps developers protect their Fastify server against CSRF attacks. Versions of fastify-csrf prior to 3.1.0 have a "double submit" mechanism using cookies with an application deployed across multiple subdomains, e.g. "heroku"-style platform as a service. Version 3.1.0 of the fastify-csrf fixes it. the vulnerability. The user of the module would need to supply a `userInfo` when generating the CSRF token to fully implement the protection on their end. This is needed only for applications hosted on different subdomains.

EPSS: 0.008 (53.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-29624?
CVE-2021-29624 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fastify Fastify-Csrf, classified under Reliance on Cookies without Validation and Integrity Checking. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-05-19.
How severe is CVE-2021-29624?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-29624 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.