CVE-2017-16570 json
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in keystone
published 2017-11-06 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-q43c-g2g7-6gxj , EUVD-2017-0351
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.2%
- EPSS 2.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 82%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
KeystoneJS before 4.0.0-beta.7 allows application-wide CSRF bypass by removing the CSRF parameter and value, aka SecureLayer7 issue number SL7_KEYJS_03. In other words, it fails to reject requests that lack an x-csrf-token header.
Patch / fix
- npm keystone 4.0.0-beta.7
- keystonejs keystone 4.0.0
- github.com/keystonejs/keystone#4478 pull request
Timeline
- Published
- First public exploit (EDB-43922)
Exploit prediction
2.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-43922 KeystoneJS < 4.0.0-beta.7 - Cross-Site Request Forgery webapps, 2018-01-28
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| GitHub | 3.0 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | keystone | <4.0.0-beta.7 |
4.0.0-beta.7 |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery
References
-
github.com
/keystonejs/keystone/pull/4478
web, issue-tracking, third-party-advisory
-
exploit-db.com
/exploits/43922/
exploit
-
blog.securelayer7.net
/keystonejs-open-source-penetration-testing-report/
issue-tracking, third-party-advisory
-
github.com
/keystonejs/keystone/issues/4437
web, issue-tracking, third-party-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16570
advisory
-
github.com
/advisories/GHSA-q43c-g2g7-6gxj
advisory
-
securelayer7.net
/download/pdf/KeystoneJS-Pentest-Report-SecureLayer7.pdf
web
-
snyk.io
/vuln/SNYK-JS-KEYSTONE-449663
web
-
exploit-db.com
/exploits/43922
web
-
npmjs.com
/advisories/979
web
-
blog.securelayer7.net
/keystonejs-open-source-penetration-testing-report
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-16570
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-q43c-g2g7-6gxj
- NVD CVE-2017-16570
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