Vulnerability in Pubnub C-Core
CVE-2023-26154
Versions of the package pubnub before 7.4.0; all versions of the package com.pubnub:pubnub; versions of the package pubnub before 6.19.0; all versions of the package github.com/pubnub/go; versions of the package github.com/pubnub/go/v7 before 7.2.0; versions of the package pubnub before 7.3.0; versions of the package pubnub/pubnub before 6.1.0; versions of the package pubnub before 5.3.0; versions of the package pubnub before 0.4.0; versions of the package pubnub/c-core before 4.5.0; versions of the package com.pubnub:pubnub-kotlin before 7.7.0; versions of the package pubnub/swift before 6.2.0; versions of the package pubnub before 5.2.0; versions of the package pubnub before 4.3.0 are vulnerable to Insufficient Entropy via the getKey function, due to inefficient implementation of the AES-256-CBC cryptographic algorithm. The provided encrypt function is less secure when hex encoding and trimming are applied, leaving half of the bits in the key always the same for every encoded message or file. **Note:** In order to exploit this vulnerability, the attacker needs to invest resources in preparing the attack and brute-force the encryption.
EPSS: 0.010 (57.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Pubnub C-core
- Pubnub Kotlin
- Pubnub
- Pubnub Swift
- N/a Com.pubnub:pubnub — versions 0
- N/a Com.pubnub:pubnub-kotlin — versions 0
- N/a Github.com/pubnub/go — versions 0
- N/a Github.com/pubnub/go/v7 — versions 0
- N/a Pubnub — versions 0
- N/a Pubnub/c-core — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- report@snyk.io (Third Party Advisory)
- report@snyk.io (Third Party Advisory)
- report@snyk.io (Third Party Advisory)
- report@snyk.io (Third Party Advisory)
- report@snyk.io (Third Party Advisory)
- report@snyk.io (Third Party Advisory)
- report@snyk.io (Third Party Advisory)
- report@snyk.io (Third Party Advisory)
- report@snyk.io (Third Party Advisory)
- report@snyk.io (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-26154?
- CVE-2023-26154 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Pubnub C-Core, classified under Insufficient Entropy. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2023-12-06.
- How severe is CVE-2023-26154?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.