CVE-2022-24773

node-forge: Signature verification leniency in checking `DigestInfo` structure

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.3

CVSS 3.1

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Published · March 18, 2022

Updated · July 3, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in the node-forge library when verifying the signature on the ASN.1 structure in RSA PKCS#1 v1.5. This flaw allows an attacker to obtain successful verification for invalid DigestInfo structure, affecting the integrity of the attacked resource.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 5.3
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

CWE-347 · Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature