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TI-2020-11771 Aliases CVE-2020-14968GHSA-q3gh-5r98-j4h3

An issue was discovered in the jsrsasign package before 8.0.17 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 8.0.17 for Node.js. Its RSASSA-PSS (RSA-PSS) implementation does not detect signature manipulation/modification by prepending '\0' bytes to a signature (it accepts these modified signatures as valid). An attacker can abuse this behavior in an application by creating multiple valid signatures where only one signature should exist. Also, an attacker might prepend these bytes with the goal of triggering memory corruption issues.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02935 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed jsrsasign (npm): 8.0.17

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—jsrsasign (npm)3.0.0 to before 8.0.178.0.17Patch availableGHSA-q3gh-5r98-j4h3
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • jsrsasign (npm) Vendor— Affected 3.0.0 to before 8.0.17 Fixed in 8.0.17 Patch available GHSA-q3gh-5r98-j4h3

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:kjur:jsrsasign:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*before 8.0.17VulnerableKjur
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:max_data:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNetApp
  • cpe:2.3:a:kjur:jsrsasign:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 8.0.17 Vulnerable ·Kjur
  • cpe:2.3:a:netapp:max_data:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NetApp

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-q3gh-5r98-j4h3 jsrsasign (npm) Fixed in 8.0.17 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-14968
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q3gh-5r98-j4h3

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 6

Other 8

Sources

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