Vulnerability identifier: #VU66758
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-347
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
node-forge
Web applications /
Modules and components for CMS
Vendor: Synex Technologies
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform MitM attack.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect RSA PKCS#1 v1.5 signature verification caused by a missing check or tailing garbage bytes after decoding a `DigestInfo` ASN.1 structure. A remote attacker can forge a signature and perform a man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
node-forge: 0.1.2 - 1.2.1
External links
http://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/commit/3f0b49a0573ef1bb7af7f5673c0cfebf00424df1
http://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/commit/bb822c02df0b61211836472e29b9790cc541cdb2
http://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/security/advisories/GHSA-x4jg-mjrx-434g
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.