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SCA: security update for crypto-js (GHSA-xwcq-pm8m-c4vf)

critical Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 420711

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - 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. (CVE-2023-46233)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xwcq-pm8m-c4vf

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 420711

Version: Revision 1.8

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/23/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.3

Percentile: 53.59

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Critical

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.4

Temporal Score: 7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-46233

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.1

Temporal Score: 7.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/25/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/25/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-46233