CVE-2021-32738 Information

Description

js-stellar-sdk is a Javascript library for communicating with a Stellar Horizon server. The Utils.readChallengeTx function used in SEP-10 Stellar Web Authentication states in its function documentation that it reads and validates the challenge transaction including verifying that the serverAccountID has signed the transaction. In js-stellar-sdk before version 8.2.3 the function does not verify that the server has signed the transaction. Applications that also used Utils.verifyChallengeTxThreshold or Utils.verifyChallengeTxSigners to verify the signatures including the server signature on the challenge transaction are unaffected as those functions verify the server signed the transaction. Applications calling Utils.readChallengeTx should update to version 8.2.3 the first version with a patch for this vulnerability to ensure that the challenge transaction is completely valid and signed by the server creating the challenge transaction.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Reference

https://github.com/stellar/js-stellar-sdk/security/advisories/GHSA-6cgh-hjpw-q3gq https://github.com/stellar/js-stellar-sdk/releases/tag/v8.2.3

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

6.5