#VU65780 Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature in node-forge - CVE-2022-24773

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#VU65780 Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature in node-forge - CVE-2022-24773

Published: July 26, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU65780
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-24773
CWE-ID: CWE-347
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
node-forge
Software vendor:
Synex Technologies

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to signature verification code does not properly check `DigestInfo` for a proper ASN.1 structure. A remote unauthenticated attacker can get a successful verification with signatures that contain invalid structures but a valid digest


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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