Upstream information

CVE-2023-46233 at MITRE

Description

crypto-js is a JavaScript library of crypto standards. Prior to version 4.2.0, crypto-js PBKDF2 is 1,000 times weaker than originally specified in 1993, and at least 1,300,000 times weaker than current industry standard. This is because it both defaults to SHA1, a cryptographic hash algorithm considered insecure since at least 2005, and defaults to one single iteration, a 'strength' or 'difficulty' value specified at 1,000 when specified in 1993. PBKDF2 relies on iteration count as a countermeasure to preimage and collision attacks. If used to protect passwords, the impact is high. If used to generate signatures, the impact is high. Version 4.2.0 contains a patch for this issue. As a workaround, configure crypto-js to use SHA256 with at least 250,000 iterations.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Does not affect SUSE products

This issue is currently rated as having critical severity.

CVSS v3 Scores
CVSS detail National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 9.1
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact None
CVSSv3 Version 3.1
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List of released packages

Product(s) Fixed package version(s) References
SUSE Liberty Linux 9
  • aspnetcore-runtime-7.0 >= 7.0.16-1.el9_3
  • aspnetcore-targeting-pack-7.0 >= 7.0.16-1.el9_3
  • dotnet-apphost-pack-7.0 >= 7.0.16-1.el9_3
  • dotnet-hostfxr-7.0 >= 7.0.16-1.el9_3
  • dotnet-runtime-7.0 >= 7.0.16-1.el9_3
  • dotnet-sdk-7.0 >= 7.0.116-1.el9_3
  • dotnet-sdk-7.0-source-built-artifacts >= 7.0.116-1.el9_3
  • dotnet-targeting-pack-7.0 >= 7.0.16-1.el9_3
  • dotnet-templates-7.0 >= 7.0.116-1.el9_3
 Patchnames:
RHSA-2024:0805

SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Thu Oct 26 00:02:25 2023
CVE page last modified: Mon Oct 6 19:47:37 2025