CVE-2024-42350

Public key confusion in third party block in Biscuit

Description

Biscuit is an authorization token with decentralized verification, offline attenuation and strong security policy enforcement based on a logic language. 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: 1. the public key of the previous block (used in the signature), 2. 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. Tokens with third-party blocks containing `trusted` annotations generated through a third party block request. This has been addressed in version 4 of the specification. Users are advised to update their implementations to conform. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Category

3.0
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.13%
Affected: biscuit-auth biscuit
Published at:
Updated at:

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-42350?
CVE-2024-42350 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-42350?
To fix CVE-2024-42350, 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-2024-42350 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-42350 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-2024-42350?
CVE-2024-42350 affects biscuit-auth biscuit.
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