CVE-2023-43617 Cros secrets may be disclosed to untrusted relay

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

An attacker controlling the relay server can partially recover the shared secret when a custom secret is used, compromising file transfer security.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2023-43617?

CVE-2023-43617 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Sep 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue was discovered in Croc through 9.6.5. When a custom shared secret is used, the sender and receiver may divulge parts of this secret to an untrusted Relay, as part of composing a room name.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-43617?

6 open source packages ship an affected version, including github.com/schollz/croc/v9, github.com/schollz/croc and github.com/schollz/croc/v6. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
github.com/schollz/croc/v9 GoAll versions9.6.16
github.com/schollz/croc/v9 GoAll versions9.6.16
github.com/schollz/croc/v9 GoAll versions9.6.16
github.com/schollz/croc GoAll versionsNone
github.com/schollz/croc/v6 GoAll versionsNone
github.com/schollz/croc/v8 GoAll versionsNone

Products include Schollz Croc.

How do I fix CVE-2023-43617?

Upgrade github.com/schollz/croc/v9 to 9.6.16 or later.

Is CVE-2023-43617 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-43617 exists.

Sources

Also known as CLEANSTART-2024-PY24783, GHSA-hp56-xvf4-g6wr, GO-2023-2072.

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