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Information Exposure Affecting github.com/keybase/client/go/chat/attachments Open this link in a new tab package, versions <5.6.0

0.0
low

  • Attack Complexity

    Low

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  • snyk-id

    SNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMKEYBASECLIENTGOCHATATTACHMENTS-1078498

  • published

    23 Feb 2021

  • disclosed

    23 Feb 2021

  • credit

    John Jackson, Aubrey Cottle, Jackson Henry, Robert Willis

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Introduced: 23 Feb 2021

CVE-2021-23827 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-200 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade github.com/keybase/client/go/chat/attachments to version 5.6.0 or higher.

Overview

github.com/keybase/client/go/chat/attachments is a Keybase core crypto library.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Information Exposure. It allows an attacker to obtain potentially sensitive media (such as private pictures) in the cache and uploadtemps directories. It fails to effectively clear cached pictures, even after deletion via normal methodology within the client, or by utilizing the Explode message / Explode now functionality.