Insecure Randomness Affecting org.webjars.bowergithub.brix:crypto-js package, versions [,4.1.1)


0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.06% (22nd percentile)
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NVD
5.3 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSBOWERGITHUBBRIX-548473
  • published 11 Feb 2020
  • disclosed 11 Feb 2020
  • credit Unknown

How to fix?

Upgrade org.webjars.bowergithub.brix:crypto-js to version 4.1.1 or higher.

Overview

org.webjars.bowergithub.brix:crypto-js is a library of crypto standards.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Insecure Randomness. The secureRandom() method is supposed to return a cryptographically strong pseudo-random data string, but it is biased to certain digits. An attacker could be able to guess the created digits.