CVE-2020-36732 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The crypto-js package before 3.2.1 for Node.js generates random numbers by concatenating the string "0." with an integer, which makes the output more predictable than necessary.

Published: 2023-06-12

Score: 5.3 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:crypto-js_project:crypto-js:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-1673	The crypto-js package before 3.2.1 for Node.js generates random numbers by concatenating the string "0." with an integer, which makes the output more predictable than necessary.
Github GHSA	GHSA-3w3w-pxmm-2w2j	crypto-js uses insecure random numbers

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00821.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/brix/crypto-js/compare/3.2.0...3.2.1
https://github.com/brix/crypto-js/issues/254
https://github.com/brix/crypto-js/issues/256
https://github.com/brix/crypto-js/pull/257/commits/e4ac157d8b75b962d6538fc0b996e5d4d5a9466b
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230706-0003/
https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-CRYPTOJS-548472

History

Mon, 06 Jan 2025 18:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-331
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Crypto-js Project Crypto-js

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2023-06-12T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-01-06T17:45:13.240Z

Reserved: 2023-06-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-36732

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-04T17:37:06.825Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-06-12T02:15:48.347

Modified: 2025-01-06T18:15:11.100

Link: CVE-2020-36732

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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