{"id":"GHSA-q643-w9jp-q2qg","aliases":[],"status":"published","title":"Hardcoded Initialization Vector in parsel","description":"All versions of `parsel` have a default hardcoded initialization vector. In cases where the IV is not provided, the package defaults to a hardcoded IV which renders the cipher vulnerable to chosen plaintext attacks.\n\n\n## Recommendation\n\nThe package is deprecated and will not be updated. Consider using an alternative package.","facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"published":"2020-09-04T17:34:59Z","modified":"2023-01-09T05:04:26Z","affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"npm","package":"parsel","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0.0.0"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"npm","package":"parsel","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0.0.0"}]}]}],"references":[{"url":"https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/1460","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q643-w9jp-q2qg"}],"sources":{"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-q643-w9jp-q2qg","title":"Hardcoded Initialization Vector in parsel","description":"All versions of `parsel` have a default hardcoded initialization vector. In cases where the IV is not provided, the package defaults to a hardcoded IV which renders the cipher vulnerable to chosen plaintext attacks.\n\n\n## Recommendation\n\nThe package is deprecated and will not be updated. Consider using an alternative package.","status":"published","published":"2020-09-04T17:34:59Z","modified":"2023-01-09T05:04:26Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:36:10.502376Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-q643-w9jp-q2qg","title":"Hardcoded Initialization Vector in parsel","description":"All versions of `parsel` have a default hardcoded initialization vector. In cases where the IV is not provided, the package defaults to a hardcoded IV which renders the cipher vulnerable to chosen plaintext attacks.\n\n\n## Recommendation\n\nThe package is deprecated and will not be updated. Consider using an alternative package.","status":"published","published":"2020-09-04T17:34:59Z","modified":"2020-08-31T19:00:05Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:54.055966Z"}]}}