GHSA-j59f-6m4q-62h6
Improper Key Verification in ipns
GHSA-j59f-6m4q-62h6 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in ipns, published May 30, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. Fixed in ipns 0.1.3.
- Severity
- 7.5 HighCVSS 3.1, GitHub Advisories
- Exploit chance
- UnscoredNo EPSS score yet
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
0.1.3ipns
Description
Versions 0.1.1 or 0.1.2 of ipns are vulnerable to improper key validation. This is due to the public key verification was not being performed properly, resulting in any key being valid.
Recommendation
Update to version 0.1.3 or later.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
ipnsnpm | before 0.1.3 | 0.1.3 |
What each source reports
GitHub Advisories Score used
Improper Key Verification in ipns
Versions 0.1.1 or 0.1.2 of ipns are vulnerable to improper key validation. This is due to the public key verification was not being performed properly, resulting in any key being valid.
Recommendation
Update to version 0.1.3 or later.
- Record
GHSA-j59f-6m4q-62h6- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Improper Key Verification in ipns
Versions 0.1.1 or 0.1.2 of ipns are vulnerable to improper key validation. This is due to the public key verification was not being performed properly, resulting in any key being valid.
Recommendation
Update to version 0.1.3 or later.
- Record
GHSA-j59f-6m4q-62h6- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | GitHub Advisories, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.