Information Exposure Affecting github.com/keybase/client/go/chat/attachments package, versions <5.6.0
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.06% (25th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMKEYBASECLIENTGOCHATATTACHMENTS-1078498
- published 23 Feb 2021
- disclosed 23 Feb 2021
- credit John Jackson, Aubrey Cottle, Jackson Henry, Robert Willis
Introduced: 23 Feb 2021
CVE-2021-23827 Open this link in a new tabHow 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.
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