Improper Authentication Affecting openpgp package, versions <4.2.0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

    Threat Intelligence

    Exploit Maturity
    Proof of concept
    EPSS
    2.01% (90th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JS-OPENPGP-460247
  • published 22 Aug 2019
  • disclosed 15 Jun 2018
  • credit Sec Consult

How to fix?

Upgrade openpgp to version 4.2.0 or higher.

Overview

openpgp is a JavaScript implementation of the OpenPGP protocol.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Authentication. OpenPGP signature subpackets contain information related to a signature (e.g. the creation timestamp). These subpackets may appear in a “hashed” and “unhashed” subpacket container. While the information in the hashed subpackets is signed, the unhashed subpackets are not cryptographically protected.

An attacker could arbitrarily modify the contents of e.g. a key certification signature or revocation signature. As a result, the attacker could e.g. convince a victim to use an obsolete key for encryption.

CVSS Scores

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Snyk

Recommended
6.5 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    High
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    Low
  • Availability (A)
    None