GHSA-wqgx-4q47-j2w5

Source

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wqgx-4q47-j2w5

Import Source

https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2020/09/GHSA-wqgx-4q47-j2w5/GHSA-wqgx-4q47-j2w5.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-wqgx-4q47-j2w5

Published

2020-09-04T17:36:04Z

Modified

2020-08-31T19:00:07Z

Summary

Insecure Cryptography Algorithm in parsel

Details

All versions of parsel use an insecure cryptography algorithm. The package uses aes-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.

Database specific

{
    "cwe_ids":  [
        "CWE-327"
    ],
    "github_reviewed":  true,
    "github_reviewed_at":  "2020-08-31T19:00:07Z",
    "nvd_published_at":  null,
    "severity":  "CRITICAL"
}

References

https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/1461

Affected packages

npm / parsel

Package

Name: parsel; View open source insights on deps.dev
Purl: pkg:npm/parsel

Affected ranges

Type: SEMVER
Events: Introduced

0.0.0

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2020/09/GHSA-wqgx-4q47-j2w5/GHSA-wqgx-4q47-j2w5.json"