CVE-2023-46234 (High) detected in browserify-sign-4.0.4.tgz

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CVE-2023-46234 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - browserify-sign-4.0.4.tgz

adds node crypto signing for browsers

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/browserify-sign/-/browserify-sign-4.0.4.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/browserify-sign/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• webpack-4.8.3.tgz (Root Library)
  • node-libs-browser-2.0.0.tgz
    • crypto-browserify-3.11.1.tgz
      • ❌ browserify-sign-4.0.4.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 3c70ff18bc4c76aff0a341a956ece6590d8f19e4

Found in base branch: development

Vulnerability Details

browserify-sign is a package to duplicate the functionality of node's crypto public key functions, much of this is based on Fedor Indutny's work on indutny/tls.js. An upper bound check issue in dsaVerify function allows an attacker to construct signatures that can be successfully verified by any public key, thus leading to a signature forgery attack. All places in this project that involve DSA verification of user-input signatures will be affected by this vulnerability. This issue has been patched in version 4.2.2.

Publish Date: 2023-10-26

URL: CVE-2023-46234

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: High
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: GHSA-x9w5-v3q2-3rhw

Release Date: 2023-10-26

Fix Resolution (browserify-sign): 4.2.2

Direct dependency fix Resolution (webpack): 4.9.0

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