CVE-2024-42475

Aug. 15, 2024, 7:15 p.m.

6.5
Medium

Description

In the OAuth library for nim prior to version 0.11, the `state` values generated by the `generateState` function do not have sufficient entropy. These can be successfully guessed by an attacker allowing them to perform a CSRF vs a user, associating the user's session with the attacker's protected resources. While `state` isn't exactly a cryptographic value, it should be generated in a cryptographically secure way. `generateState` should be using a CSPRNG. Version 0.11 modifies the `generateState` function to generate `state` values of at least 128 bits of entropy while using a CSPRNG.

Product(s) Impacted

Product Versions
nim OAuth library
  • 0.11 and later

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-330
Use of Insufficiently Random Values
The product uses insufficiently random numbers or values in a security context that depends on unpredictable numbers.

References

https://github.com/CORDEA/oauth/blob/b8c163b0d9cfad6d29ce8c1fb394e5f47182ee1c/src/oauth2.nim#L179
https://github.com/CORDEA/oauth/security/advisories/GHSA-332c-q46h-fg8f

Tags

security-advisories@github.com
CWE-330
2024-08-15
CVE-2024-42475

CVSS Score

6.5 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Privileges Required: NONE
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: NONE

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

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Timeline

Published: Aug. 15, 2024, 7:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Aug. 15, 2024, 7:15 p.m.

Status : Received

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

security-advisories@github.com

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