An issue was discovered in the jsrsasign package before 8.0.18 for Node.js.
Priority MEDIUM 47CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
An issue was discovered in the jsrsasign package before 8.0.18 for Node.js. Its RSA PKCS1 v1.5 decryption implementation does not detect ciphertext modification by prepending '\0' bytes to ciphertexts (it decrypts modified ciphertexts without error). An attacker might prepend these bytes with the goal of triggering memory corruption issues.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02327 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed jsrsasign (npm): 8.0.18
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | jsrsasign (npm) | before 8.0.18 | 8.0.18 | Patch available | GHSA-xxxq-chmp-67g4 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- jsrsasign (npm) Vendor— Affected before 8.0.18 Fixed in 8.0.18 Patch available GHSA-xxxq-chmp-67g4
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-xxxq-chmp-67g4 jsrsasign (npm) Fixed in 8.0.18 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-14967
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xxxq-chmp-67g4
References
Advisory 6
Other 6
- https://github.com/kjur/jsrsasign/security/advisories/GHSA-xxxq-chmp-67g4
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-14967
- https://github.com/kjur/jsrsasign
- https://kjur.github.io/jsrsasign
- https://kjur.github.io/jsrsasign/api/symbols/KJUR.crypto.Cipher.html#.decrypt
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200724-0001
Sources
- CVE-2020-14967 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-14967 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xxxq-chmp-67g4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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