Medium severity · published Nov 26, 2024
CVE-2024-53267
Vulnerability with bundle verification in sigstore-java
5.5
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
sigstore-java is a sigstore java client for interacting with sigstore infrastructure. sigstore-java has insufficient verification for a situation where a validly-signed but "mismatched" bundle is presented as proof of inclusion into a transparency log. This bug impacts clients using any variation of KeylessVerifier.verify(). The verifier may accept a bundle with an unrelated log entry, cryptographically verifying everything but fails to ensure the log entry applies to the artifact in question, thereby "verifying" a bundle without any proof the signing event was logged. This allows the creation of a bundle without fulcio certificate and private key combined with an unrelated but time-correct log entry to fake logging of a signing event. A malicious actor using a compromised identity may want to do this to prevent discovery via rekor's log monitors. The signer's identity will still be available to the verifier. The signature on the bundle must still be on the correct artifact for the verifier to pass. sigstore-gradle-plugin and sigstore-maven-plugin are not affected by this as they only provide signing functionality. This issue has been patched in v1.1.0 release with PR #856. All users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 1% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SI
sigstore-java · sigstore
>= 1.0.0, < 1.1.0 · source: vendor, CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-53267
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-53267
github.com
https://github.com/sigstore/sigstore-conformance/pull/166
github.com
https://github.com/sigstore/sigstore-java/pull/856
github.com
https://github.com/sigstore/sigstore-java/security/advisories/GHSA-q4xm-6fjc-5f6w
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