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CVE-2022-24771

HIGH CVSS: 7.5 Published: 2022-03-18 Modified: 2026-06-17

Description

Forge (also called `node-forge`) is a native implementation of Transport Layer Security in JavaScript. Prior to version 1.3.0, RSA PKCS#1 v1.5 signature verification code is lenient in checking the digest algorithm structure. This can allow a crafted structure that steals padding bytes and uses unchecked portion of the PKCS#1 encoded message to forge a signature when a low public exponent is being used. The issue has been addressed in `node-forge` version 1.3.0. There are currently no known workarounds.

Affected Platforms

Digitalbazaar Forge

Weakness Type

CWE-347

References