CVE-2018-1000620 (High) detected in cryptiles-2.0.5.tgz

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CVE-2018-1000620 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - cryptiles-2.0.5.tgz

General purpose crypto utilities

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/cryptiles/-/cryptiles-2.0.5.tgz

Path to dependency file: angular-recaptcha/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: angular-recaptcha/node_modules/cryptiles/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• grunt-karma-coveralls-2.5.4.tgz (Root Library)
  • coveralls-2.13.3.tgz
    • request-2.79.0.tgz
      • hawk-3.1.3.tgz
        • ❌ cryptiles-2.0.5.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: d0c7317c1908251604c4e710c797fdf348d2bc46

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

Eran Hammer cryptiles version 4.1.1 earlier contains a CWE-331: Insufficient Entropy vulnerability in randomDigits() method that can result in An attacker is more likely to be able to brute force something that was supposed to be random.. This attack appear to be exploitable via Depends upon the calling application.. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 4.1.2.

Publish Date: 2018-07-09

URL: CVE-2018-1000620

CVSS 3 Score Details (9.8)

Base Score Metrics:

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

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2018-1000620

Release Date: 2018-07-09

Fix Resolution: v4.1.2