CVE-2020-13822 (High) detected in elliptic-6.5.2.tgz

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CVE-2020-13822 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - elliptic-6.5.2.tgz

EC cryptography

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/elliptic/-/elliptic-6.5.2.tgz

Path to dependency file: ESSearchApp/searchapp/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: ESSearchApp/searchapp/node_modules/elliptic/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• react-scripts-1.1.4.tgz (Root Library)
  • webpack-3.8.1.tgz
    • node-libs-browser-2.2.1.tgz
      • crypto-browserify-3.12.0.tgz
        • browserify-sign-4.2.0.tgz
          • ❌ elliptic-6.5.2.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Vulnerability Details

The Elliptic package 6.5.2 for Node.js allows ECDSA signature malleability via variations in encoding, leading '\0' bytes, or integer overflows. This could conceivably have a security-relevant impact if an application relied on a single canonical signature.

Publish Date: 2020-06-04

URL: CVE-2020-13822

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.7)

Base Score Metrics:

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

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://github.com/indutny/elliptic/tree/v6.5.3

Release Date: 2020-06-04

Fix Resolution: v6.5.3

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