QID 996151

Date Published: 2023-12-13

QID 996151: GO (Go) Security Update for Pubnub (GHSA-5844-q3fc-56rh)

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.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a security breach or could affect integrity, availability, and confidentiality.

CVSS V3 rated as Medium - 5.9 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5.4 severity.

Solution

Refer to Github security advisory GHSA-5844-q3fc-56rh for updates and patch information.

Vendor References

GHSA-5844-q3fc-56rh - github.com/advisories/GHSA-5844-q3fc-56rh

CVEs related to QID 996151

CVE-2023-26154 |

Software Advisories

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