CVE-2020-7689

Insecure Encryption

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Published Jul 1, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 5.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Data is truncated wrong when its length is greater than 255 bytes.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

bcrypt

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 5.0.0

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:node.bcrypt.js_project:node.bcrypt.js:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-0596	Data is truncated wrong when its length is greater than 255 bytes.
Github GHSA	GHSA-5wg4-74h6-q47v	Integer Overflow or Wraparound and Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm in bcrypt

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.785% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/kelektiv/node.bcrypt.js/issues/776
https://github.com/kelektiv/node.bcrypt.js/pull/806
https://github.com/kelektiv/node.bcrypt.js/pull/807
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-BCRYPT-572911

History

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Subscriptions

Node.bcrypt.js Project Node.bcrypt.js

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 1:22 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: snyk
Published: Jul 1, 2020, 1:55 PM
Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 1:22 AM
Reserved: Jan 21, 2020, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:25 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 1, 2020, 2:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:25 AM

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