Insecure Cryptography Algorithm in parsel
Critical severity
GitHub Reviewed
Published
Sep 4, 2020
to the GitHub Advisory Database
•
Updated Jan 9, 2023
Description
Reviewed
Aug 31, 2020
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database
Sep 4, 2020
Last updated
Jan 9, 2023
All versions of
parsel
use an insecure cryptography algorithm. The package usesaes-256-cbc
without integrity checks, which renders the ciphertext vulnerable to bit-flipping attacks.Recommendation
The package is deprecated and will not be updated. Consider using an alternative package.
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