7.5

CVE-2015-8013: openpgpjs Cryptographic Issues

CVSS: 7.5v3.0HighModified
AliasesGHSA-qmvq-f3fj-m3wg
Published 25-07-2017Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-8013 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Cryptographic Issues vulnerability in openpgpjs. EPSS estimates a 3.91% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.91%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 25-07-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

s2k.js in OpenPGP.js will decrypt arbitrary messages regardless of passphrase for crafted PGP keys which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication if message decryption is used as an authentication mechanism via a crafted symmetrically encrypted PGP message.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

3.91%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

90%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 3.91% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
3.91%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Npm1 product
  • openpgp< 1.3.0
Openpgpjs1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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