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GHSA-2ccf-ffrj-m4qw

MEDIUM

CSRF token fixation in fastify-passport

Also known asCVE-2023-29020
Published
Apr 21, 2023
Updated
Nov 8, 2023
Affected
2 pkgs
Patched
2 / 2
Exploits
None indexed

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗
0.4%probability of exploitation in next 30 days
Lower Risk30th percentile+0.26%
0.00%0.29%0.59%0.88%0.1%0.4%Dec 25Apr 26Jun 26

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.

Blast Radius

2 pkgs affected
📦@fastify/passport📦@fastify/passport

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Description

The CSRF protection enforced by the @fastify/csrf-protection library, when combined with @fastify/passport, can be bypassed by network and same-site attackers.

Details

fastify/csrf-protection implements the synchronizer token pattern (using plugins @fastify/session and @fastify/secure-session) by storing a random value used for CSRF token generation in the _csrf attribute of a user's session.

The @fastify/passport library does not clear the session object upon authentication, preserving the _csrf attribute between pre-login and authenticated sessions. Consequently, CSRF tokens generated before authentication are still valid. Network and same-site attackers can thus obtain a CSRF token for their pre-session, fixate that pre-session in the victim's browser via cookie tossing, and then perform a CSRF attack after the victim authenticates.

Fix

As a solution, newer versions of @fastify/passport include the configuration options

  • clearSessionOnLogin (default: true) and
  • clearSessionIgnoreFields (default: ['session'])

to clear all the session attributes by default, preserving those explicitly defined in clearSessionIgnoreFields.

Credits

Affected Packages

2 total 2 fixed
EcosystemPackageVulnerable rangeFix
📦npm@fastify/passportall versions1.1.0
📦npm@fastify/passport2.0.0&&< 2.3.02.3.0

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency
  1. Detect

    Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for @fastify/passport. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.

  2. Fix

    Update @fastify/passport to 1.1.0 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-2ccf-ffrj-m4qw is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

  3. Workarounds

    If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.

  4. How O3 protects you

    O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-2ccf-ffrj-m4qw is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.

Tailored to GHSA-2ccf-ffrj-m4qw. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.

Frequently Asked Questions

The [CSRF](https://owasp.org/www-community/attacks/csrf) protection enforced by the `@fastify/csrf-protection` library, when combined with `@fastify/passport`, can be bypassed by network and same-site attackers. ## Details `fastify/csrf-protection` implements the [synchronizer token pattern](https://cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/cheatsheets/Cross-Site_Request_Forgery_Prevention_Cheat_Sheet.html#synchronizer-token-pattern) (using plugins `@fastify/session` and `@fastify/secure-session`) by storing a random value used for CSRF token generation in the `_csrf` attribute of a user's session. The `@f
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