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Insecurely generated token

Description​

It is possible to crack the token's hash and obtain the information it is masking because it is not generated using a secure cryptographic mechanism.

Impact​

Reuse session tokens after 14 days created.

Recommendation​

Generate a token with random components without sensitive information.

Threat​

Anonymous attacker from the Internet with access to the hash.

Expected Remediation Time​

⌚ 60 minutes.

Score​

Default score using CVSS 3.1. It may change depending on the context of the vulnerability.

Base​

  • Attack vector: N
  • Attack complexity: H
  • Privileges required: N
  • User interaction: N
  • Scope: U
  • Confidentiality: L
  • Integrity: L
  • Availability: N

Temporal​

  • Exploit code madurity: P
  • Remediation level: X
  • Report confidence: R

Result​

  • Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
  • Score:
    • Base: 4.8
    • Temporal: 4.4
  • Severity:
    • Base: Medium
    • Temporal: Medium

Code Examples​

Compliant code​

Secure and modern hashing algorithms are used by the application

function hashPassword(password) {
  this.salt = crypto.randomBytes(256).toString('hex');
  this.hash = crypto.pbkdf2Sync(password, this.salt, 1000, 64, `sha512`).toString(`hex`);
  return
}

Non compliant code​

An insecure hashing algorithm is used to create the token hash

function hashPassword(password) {
  const md5sum = crypto.createHash('md5');
  const res = md5sum.update(password);
  return res;
}

Requirements​