Vulnerability in Consensys Discovery
CVE-2024-23688
Consensys Discovery versions less than 0.4.5 uses the same AES/GCM nonce for the entire session. which should ideally be unique for every message. The node's private key isn't compromised, only the session key generated for specific peer communication is exposed.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (40.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 40th percentile — 40.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/ConsenSys/discovery/security/advisories/GHSA-w3hj-wr2q-x83g (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-w3hj-wr2q-x83g (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- vulncheck.com/advisories/vc-advisory-GHSA-w3hj-wr2q-x83g (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-23688?
- CVE-2024-23688 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Consensys Discovery, classified under Reusing a Nonce, Key Pair in Encryption. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2024-01-19.
- How severe is CVE-2024-23688?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.