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critical 9.1

CVE-2024-53441 json

Bit flip attack vulnerability in cookie-encrypter

published last yr. modified 4mo ago also GHSA-h63v-hw6g-x8hp , EUVD-2024-3476

cvss
9.1
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 21%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

An issue in the index.js decryptCookie function of cookie-encrypter v1.0.1 allows attackers to execute a bit flipping attack.

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total
Assessed
last yr.

Exploit prediction

0.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 21% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 9.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CNA 3.1 9.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
GitHub 3.1 8.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
npm cookie-encrypter
<=1.0.1
no fix listed

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-327 Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm
  • CWE-325 Missing Cryptographic Step

References

Sources

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