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7.5high

CVE-2019-9154

Improper Key Verification in openpgp

Also known as GHSA-hfmf-q43v-2ffj

Published 7 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.6%
percentile 76%
Public exploits
0
none known

Improper Verification of a Cryptographic Signature in OpenPGP.js <=4.1.2 allows an attacker to pass off unsigned data as signed.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.62% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.07.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
GitHub3.07.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixed in
npmopenpgp
<4.2.0
4.2.0

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-347 Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

References

  • sec-consult.com /en/blog/advisories/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-openpgp-js/ · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • bsi.bund.de /SharedDocs/Downloads/EN/BSI/Publications/Studies/Mailvelope_Extensions/Mailvelope_Extensi · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • github.com /openpgpjs/openpgpjs/releases/tag/v4.2.0 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • github.com /openpgpjs/openpgpjs/pull/797 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • github.com /openpgpjs/openpgpjs/pull/797/commits/47138eed61473e13ee8f05931119d3e10542c5e1 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • packetstormsecurity.com /files/154191/OpenPGP.js-4.2.0-Signature-Bypass-Invalid-Curve-Attack.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9154 · advisory
  • sec-consult.com /en/blog/advisories/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-openpgp-js · web
  • snyk.io /vuln/SNYK-JS-OPENPGP-460247 · web
  • npmjs.com /advisories/1161 · web

Sources

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