GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm
GHSA-2r2c-g63r-vccr Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature in `node-forge`
MEDIUM
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- Aliases
- CVE-2022-24773
- Ecosystem
- npm
- Packages
- node-forge
- Severity
- Moderate
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-347
- Reviewed
- 2022-03-18
Affected packages
• npm node-forge: < 1.3.0 → fixed in 1.3.0
Description
Impact
RSA PKCS#1 v1.5 signature verification code is not properly checking `DigestInfo` for a proper ASN.1 structure. This can lead to successful verification with signatures that contain invalid structures but a valid digest.
Patches
The issue has been addressed in `node-forge` `1.3.0`.
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:
• Open an issue in forge
• Email us at example email address
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2022-24773 Forge (also called `node-forge`) is a native implementation of Transport Layer Security in JavaScript. vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-347 Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature weakness
References
- https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/security/advisories/GHSA-2r2c-g63r-vccr web
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24773 advisory
- https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/commit/3f0b49a0573ef1bb7af7f5673c0cfebf00424df1 web
- https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/commit/bb822c02df0b61211836472e29b9790cc541cdb2 web
- https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge package