High, CVSS 8.7PyPIAmendedPublished
Improper hashing in enrocrypt
CVE-2021-39182 · GHSA-35m5-8cvj-8783
- Affected
- PyPI enrocrypt < 1.1.4
- Fixed in
- 1.1.4· Vendor fix available
- Issue
- Impact The vulnerability is we used MD5 hashing Algorithm In our hashing file. If anyone who is a beginner(and doesn't know about hashes) can face problems as MD5 is considered a Insecure Hashing Algorithm. Patches The vulnerability is patched in v1.1.4 of the product, the users can upgrade to version 1.1.4. Workarounds If u specifically want a version and don't want to upgrade, you can remove the MD5 hashing function from the file hashing.py and this vulnerability will be gone References https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/cwe/916/ https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/cwe/327/ https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/cwe/328/ https://www.section.io/engineering-education/what-is-md5/ https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2019/01/24/reversing-an-md5-hash/ For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: Open an issue in Enrocrypt's Official Repo Create a Discussion in Enrocrypt's Official Repo
Recommended action: Upgrade to 1.1.4 or later, then redeploy and verify.A vendor fix does not resolve your finding until you verify it in your own systems.