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CVE-2020-4045: Information Exposure

June 11, 2020 (updated June 17, 2020)

SSB-DB has an information disclosure vulnerability. The get() method is supposed to only decrypt messages when you explicitly ask it to, but there is a bug where it’s decrypting any message that it can.

References

  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4045

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Affected versions

Version 20.0.0

Fixed versions

  • 20.0.1

Solution

Upgrade to version 20.0.1 or above.

Impact 7.5 HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Source file

npm/ssb-db/CVE-2020-4045.yml

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