CVE-2022-1279 Weak cryptography in ebics-java-client

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

An attacker can decrypt EBICS payloads by sniffing network traffic due to insecure encryption implementation in the ebics-java-client library.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-1279?

CVE-2022-1279 is a medium-severity vulnerability in ebics-java-client, published on 14 Apr 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability in the encryption implementation of EBICS messages in the open source librairy ebics-java/ebics-java-client allows an attacker sniffing network traffic to decrypt EBICS payloads. This issue affects: ebics-java/ebics-java-client versions prior to 1.2.

Weakness: CWE-325

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1279?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ebics Java Project Ebics Java.

How do I fix CVE-2022-1279?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1279 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-1279 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1279 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-p496-gr7f-4c2g.

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