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Bit flip attack vulnerability in cookie-encrypter

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published Dec 9, 2024 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Dec 11, 2024

Package

npm cookie-encrypter (npm)

Affected versions

<= 1.0.1

Patched versions

None

Description

due to a weakness in the encryption method used in cookie-encrypter an attack can use the world visible IV to edit encrypted cookies without decrypting the cookie itself. This is known as an AES CBC bit flipping attack.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Dec 9, 2024
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Dec 9, 2024
Reviewed Dec 11, 2024
Last updated Dec 11, 2024

Severity

High

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
High
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:H/A:N

EPSS score

0.043%
(11th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2024-53441

GHSA ID

GHSA-h63v-hw6g-x8hp

Source code

Credits

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