CVE-2019-20138 Weak cryptography in n/a
Weak password hashing in the Nim HTTP Authentication library allows attackers to bypass authentication mechanisms.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-20138?
CVE-2019-20138 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Dec 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The HTTP Authentication library before 2019-12-27 for Nim has weak password hashing because the default algorithm for libsodium's crypto_pwhash_str is not used.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-20138?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Http Authentication Library Project Http Authentication Library.
How do I fix CVE-2019-20138?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-20138 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-20138 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-20138 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-24q8-66w6-4wqm.