Description
The admin API in the tomato module before 0.0.6 for Node.js does not properly check the access key when it is set to a string, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a string in the access-key header that partially matches config.master.api.access_key.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 6.8/10
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/13/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/15/2
- https://github.com/leizongmin/tomato/commit/9e427d524e04a905312a3294c85e939ed7d57b8cExploit, Patch
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/Tomato_API_Admin_Auth_WeaknessExploit
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/13/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/15/2
- https://github.com/leizongmin/tomato/commit/9e427d524e04a905312a3294c85e939ed7d57b8cExploit, Patch
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/Tomato_API_Admin_Auth_WeaknessExploit
Timeline
- Published
- May 16, 2014
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified