PT-2019-16097 · Nim+1 · Http Authentication Library+1

Published 2019-12-30 · Updated 2021-07-21 · CVE-2019-20138

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions HTTP Authentication library for Nim versions prior to 2019-12-27

Description The issue is related to weak password hashing. The default algorithm for libsodium's crypto pwhash str is not used in the affected versions.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2019-12-27, update the HTTP Authentication library to use the default algorithm for libsodium's crypto pwhash str to strengthen password hashing.

Fix

Use of a Broken Cryptographic Algorithm

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-916

CWE-327

Related Identifiers

CVE-2019-20138

Affected Products

Http Authentication Library

Libsodium

References · 3

• https://github.com/FedericoCeratto/nim-httpauth/commit/15fd0686dc363075c08976ad897d6c92e1e6283c · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-20138 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-20138 · Security Note