Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This CVE concerns weak randomness in a React Native OAuth helper for Meteor. The library generated an OAuth random token using Math.random(), which is not suitable for security tokens. Business risk depends on whether the package is present in a production mobile login flow.
Executive priority
Prioritize discovery first. This is authentication-adjacent, but severity is unspecified and exploitation is not evidenced in the supplied sources. Escalate remediation if the library is found in active production mobile login flows.
Technical view
react-native-meteor-oauth uses a non-cryptographically strong random number generator for an OAuth random token. The source bundle maps this to CWE-330 and lists all versions of the node module as affected. No CVSS score, fixed version, or vendor mitigation is provided in the supplied sources.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to React Native applications that use the react-native-meteor-oauth node module for OAuth2 login to a Meteor server. The supplied affected data says all versions are affected, but no package prevalence or deployment context is provided.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show active exploitation, and the CVE is not marked as CISA KEV. The practical impact depends on how the OAuth token is used by the application and whether weak token unpredictability can affect authentication integrity.
Researcher notes
Evidence is narrow: the CVE description, affected package statement, CWE-330 classification, and a source reference to token generation. The bundle does not provide impact scoring, exploitability details, a patched release, or proof of exploitation.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory React Native apps for react-native-meteor-oauth usage.
- Check project and advisory guidance for any fixed version or replacement guidance.
- Treat all listed versions as affected until authoritative guidance says otherwise.
- Remove or isolate affected OAuth flows if no supported fix exists.
- Rotate relevant sessions or OAuth state after remediation, where operationally appropriate.
Validation and detection
- Review dependency manifests for react-native-meteor-oauth.
- Confirm whether the package is used in production authentication flows.
- Inspect token generation paths for Math.random() or similar weak randomness.
- Compare installed versions against vendor or advisory guidance.
- Validate login behavior after any replacement or remediation.
Public sources used
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CWE-330: Exact CWE lookup
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- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/tableflip/react-native-meteor-oauth/blob/a7eb738b74c469f5db20296b44b7cae4e2337435/src/meteor-oauth.js#L66CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/157CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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CWE details
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Use of Insufficiently Random Values
Use of Insufficiently Random Values represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.