CSRF in Cordea Oauth

CVE-2024-42475

In the OAuth library for nim prior to version 0.11, the `state` values generated by the `generateState` function do not have sufficient entropy. These can be successfully guessed by an attacker allowing them to perform a CSRF vs a user, as…

EPSS: 0.002 (14.5th 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:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-42475?
CVE-2024-42475 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cordea Oauth, classified under Use of Insufficiently Random Values. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-08-15.
How severe is CVE-2024-42475?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-42475 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.