OpenPGP 1.2.0 and earlier decrypts arbitrary messages

Description

s2k.js in OpenPGP.js will decrypt arbitrary messages regardless of passphrase for crafted PGP keys which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication if message decryption is used as an authentication mechanism via a crafted symmetrically encrypted PGP message.

Recommendation

Update the openpgp package to the latest compatible version. Followings are version details:

• Affected version(s): < 1.3.0
• Patched version(s): 1.3.0

References

• GHSA-qmvq-f3fj-m3wg
• www.openwall.com
• CVE-2015-8013
• CAPEC-310
• OWASP 2021-A6

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Tags:

npm

openpgp