Vulnerability · Published Jun 6, 2023 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2023-33959Verification bypass can cause users into verifying the wrong artifact
High 8.4
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in notation-go from notaryproject. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 29% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
notation is a CLI tool to sign and verify OCI artifacts and container images. An attacker who has compromised a registry can cause users to verify the wrong artifact. The problem has been fixed in the release v1.0.0-rc.6. Users should upgrade their notation-go library to v1.0.0-rc.6 or above. Users unable to upgrade may restrict container registries to a set of secure and trusted container registries.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/notaryproject/notation-go | 1.0.0-rc.6 | GHSA-xhg5-42rf-296r |
| Go | github.com/notaryproject/notation-go | 1.0.0-rc.6 | GO-2023-1832 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| notaryproject | notation-go | < 1.0.0-rc.6 |
Weakness: CWE-347 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H