CVE-2022-24773

Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature in `node-forge`

Description

Impact

RSA PKCS#1 v1.5 signature verification code is not properly checking DigestInfo for a proper ASN.1 structure. This can lead to successful verification with signatures that contain invalid structures but a valid digest.

Patches

The issue has been addressed in node-forge 1.3.0.

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Score

Severity

Ecosystem

JavaScript

Publish Date

March 18, 2022

Modified Date

November 7, 2023

Score Vector

Affected Versions