Forge has a basicConstraints bypass in its certificate chain verification (RFC 5280 violation)
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| digitalbazaar | forge | affected |
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Github GHSA |
GHSA-2328-f5f3-gj25 | Forge has a basicConstraints bypass in its certificate chain verification (RFC 5280 violation) |
No CVSS v4.0
No CVSS v3.0
No CVSS v2
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.361% probability within 30 days)
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:digitalbazaar:forge:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* |
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Digitalbazaar
Digitalbazaar forge |
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Digitalbazaar
Digitalbazaar forge |
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| Description | Forge (also called `node-forge`) is a native implementation of Transport Layer Security in JavaScript. Prior to version 1.4.0, `pki.verifyCertificateChain()` does not enforce RFC 5280 basicConstraints requirements when an intermediate certificate lacks both the `basicConstraints` and `keyUsage` extensions. This allows any leaf certificate (without these extensions) to act as a CA and sign other certificates, which node-forge will accept as valid. Version 1.4.0 patches the issue. | |
| Title | Forge has a basicConstraints bypass in its certificate chain verification (RFC 5280 violation) | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-295 | |
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cvssV3_1
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