What is CVE-2022-24771?

CVE-2022-24771 is a high-severity vulnerability in Digitalbazaar Forge, classified under Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-03-18.

How severe is CVE-2022-24771?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-24771 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Digitalbazaar Forge

CVE-2022-24771

Forge (also called `node-forge`) is a native implementation of Transport Layer Security in JavaScript. Prior to version 1.3.0, RSA PKCS#1 v1.5 signature verification code is lenient in checking the digest algorithm structure. This can allo…

EPSS: 0.002 (39.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Digitalbazaar Forge — versions < 1.3.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-347 — Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/security/advisories/GHSA-cfm4-qjh2-4765 (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/commit/3f0b49a0573ef1bb7af7f5673c0cfebf00424df1 (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-24771?: CVE-2022-24771 is a high-severity vulnerability in Digitalbazaar Forge, classified under Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-03-18.
How severe is CVE-2022-24771?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-24771 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.