SB2020052607 - Cryptographic issues in Passlib library for Python
Published: May 26, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020052607
Severity
Medium
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Cryptographic issues (CVE-ID: N/A)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to comrpomise the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected product contains weak cryptography within the "bcrypt_sha256" when the SHA-256 prehash is unsalted. A remote attacker can perform breach correlation attacks.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.