CVE-2021-23451

Insecure Randomness

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Published Jul 25, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The package otp-generator before 3.0.0 are vulnerable to Insecure Randomness due to insecure generation of random one-time passwords, which may allow a brute-force attack.

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

otp-generator

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 3.0.0

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:otp-generator_project:otp-generator:*:*:*:*:*: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-2022-6267	The package otp-generator before 3.0.0 are vulnerable to Insecure Randomness due to insecure generation of random one-time passwords, which may allow a brute-force attack.
Github GHSA	GHSA-6x93-h9g3-9phr	otp-generator before v3.0.0 insecurely generates random one-time passwords

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.909% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/Maheshkumar-Kakade/otp-generator/commit/b27de1ce439ae7f533cec26677e9698671275b70
https://github.com/Maheshkumar-Kakade/otp-generator/issues/12
https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-OTPGENERATOR-1655480

History

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Subscriptions

Otp-generator Project Otp-generator

Weaknesses

CWE-330

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 3:23 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: snyk
Published: Jul 25, 2022, 2:11 PM
Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 3:23 AM
Reserved: Jan 8, 2021, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:38 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 25, 2022, 2:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:38 AM

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