Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affecting github.com/schollz/croc/v9 package, versions <9.6.16


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (33rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMSCHOLLZCROCV9-5911311
  • published20 Sept 2023
  • disclosed20 Sept 2023
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 20 Sep 2023

CVE-2023-43617  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade github.com/schollz/croc/v9 to version 9.6.16 or higher.

Overview

github.com/schollz/croc/v9 is a tool that allows any two computers to simply and securely transfer files and folders.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor when a custom shared secret is used, parts of this secret may be exposed to an untrusted relay during the process of composing a room name. An attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information by intercepting the shared secret.

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