Summary
No CSRF Validation in droppy
Affected versions of droppy are vulnerable to cross-site socket forgery. The package does not perform verification for cross-domain websocket requests, and as a result, an attacker can create a web page that opens up a websocket connection on behalf of the user visiting the page. The attacker can then perform any action that the target user could, including adding a new admin account under their control, or deleting others.
Impact
A victim's authenticated browser session is used to submit forged requests to an application that cannot distinguish them from legitimate ones. Typical impact: state-changing actions performed as the victim without their consent.
Affected versions
Security releases
Kodem intelligence
Severity tells you how bad this could be in the worst case. It does not tell you whether you are exposed. Exploitability and impact are functions of runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A vulnerable package can sit in your dependency tree and never run.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is CVE-2016-10529? CVE-2016-10529 is a high-severity cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in droppy (npm), affecting versions < 3.5.0. It is fixed in 3.5.0. A victim's authenticated browser session is used to submit forged requests to an application that cannot distinguish them from legitimate ones.
- Which versions of droppy are affected by CVE-2016-10529? droppy (npm) versions < 3.5.0 is affected.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2016-10529? Yes. CVE-2016-10529 is fixed in 3.5.0. Upgrade to this version or later.
- Is CVE-2016-10529 exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether CVE-2016-10529 is exploitable in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable. A CVSS score is a worst-case rating; it does not account for your specific deployment, configuration, or usage patterns. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to show which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so you can focus on the ones that represent real risk. Get a demo
- What actually determines whether CVE-2016-10529 is exploitable, and how bad it is? Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.
- How do I fix CVE-2016-10529? Upgrade
droppyto 3.5.0 or later.