# CVE-2013-7379: 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

- Also known as: GHSA-9VXC-G2JX-QJ3P
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.0.6
- Published: 2014-05-16 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- tomato (npm): fixed in 0.0.6

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, tomato, upgrade to a fixed version (0.0.6) per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/15/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/13/1
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/Tomato_API_Admin_Auth_Weakness
- https://github.com/leizongmin/tomato/commit/9e427d524e04a905312a3294c85e939ed7d57b8c

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