GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm
GHSA-xgjw-pm74-86q4 sigstore-js has Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity
MEDIUM
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- Aliases
- CVE-2026-48816
- Ecosystem
- npm
- Packages
- @sigstore/verify
- Severity
- Moderate
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-345
- Reviewed
- 2026-07-01
Affected packages
• npm @sigstore/verify: >= 3.1.0, < 3.1.1 → fixed in 3.1.1
Description
sigstore-js derives a transparency-log timestamp from `tlogEntries[].integratedTime` and uses it to validate certificate validity windows and satisfy `timestampThreshold`. For bundle v0.2, a tlog entry can be inclusionProof-only (no signed inclusionPromise/set), and the inclusion proof path does not cryptographically bind `integratedTime`. As a result, an attacker who can supply an untrusted bundle can influence time-based verification decisions by choosing `integratedTime`.
impact
If a consumer accepts attacker-provided bundle v0.2 inputs and relies on tlog-derived timestamps for certificate validity checks, verification can be influenced by an unauthenticated timestamp value. This is a trust gap: `integratedTime` is treated as a trusted observer timestamp under inclusionProof-only mode even though only the signed inclusionPromise/set path binds it.
affected code
• `packages/verify/src/bundle/index.ts` (adds a transparency-log timestamp whenever `integratedTime != 0`)
• `packages/verify/src/timestamp/index.ts` (converts `integratedTime` to a `Date`)
• `packages/verify/src/verifier.ts` (verifies timestamps before verifying tlog inclusion)
• `packages/verify/src/tlog/index.ts` + `packages/verify/src/tlog/set.ts` (only the inclusionPromise/set path binds `integratedTime`)
proof of concept
The attached `poc.zip` contains a self-contained harness that reproduces the behavior on the pinned commit and includes both a canonical test and a negative control.
repro:
1) extract `poc.zip` into a fresh directory and run the make targets:
```bash
unzip poc.zip -d poc
cd poc/poc-F-SIG-JS-TLOGTIME-001
make canonical
make control
```
2) confirm `canonical.log` includes:
```
[CALLSITE_HIT]:
[PROOF_MARKER]:
```
3) confirm `control.log` includes:
```
[NC_MARKER]:
```
suggested fix
Only treat `integratedTime` as a trusted timestamp when it is cryptographically bound (for example, via a verified signed inclusionPromise/set). For inclusionProof-only entries, do not count `integratedTime` toward `timestampThreshold`, and do not use it for certificate validity decisions unless there is another signed time source (for example, an rfc3161 timestamp).
poc.zip
PR_DESCRIPTION.md
SUBMISSION.md
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2026-48816 sigstore-js provides JavaScript libraries for interacting with Sigstore services. vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-345 Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity weakness