CVE-2024-41949

biscuit-rust vulnerable to public key confusion in third party block

Description

biscuit-rust is the Rust implementation of Biscuit, an authentication and authorization token for microservices architectures. Third-party blocks can be generated without transferring the whole token to the third-party authority. Instead, a ThirdPartyBlock request can be sent, providing only the necessary info to generate a third-party block and to sign it, which includes the public key of the previous block (used in the signature) and the public keys part of the token symbol table (for public key interning in datalog expressions). A third-part block request forged by a malicious user can trick the third-party authority into generating datalog trusting the wrong keypair.

Category

3.0
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.06%
Third-Party Advisory github.com
Affected: biscuit-auth biscuit-rust
Published at:
Updated at:

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-41949?
CVE-2024-41949 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-41949?
To fix CVE-2024-41949, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2024-41949 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-41949 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2024-41949?
CVE-2024-41949 affects biscuit-auth biscuit-rust.
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