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crypto-js uses insecure random numbers

Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published Jun 12, 2023 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Nov 10, 2023

Package

npm crypto-js (npm)

Affected versions

< 3.2.1

Patched versions

3.2.1

Description

The crypto-js package before 3.2.1 for Node.js generates random numbers by concatenating the string "0." with an integer, which makes the output more predictable than necessary.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Jun 12, 2023
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Jun 12, 2023
Reviewed Jun 13, 2023
Last updated Nov 10, 2023

Severity

Moderate

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

EPSS score

0.091%
(40th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2020-36732

GHSA ID

GHSA-3w3w-pxmm-2w2j

Source code

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