CVE-2023-50782 (High) detected in cryptography-38.0.1-cp36-abi3-manylinux_2_24_x86_64.whl

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CVE-2023-50782 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - cryptography-38.0.1-cp36-abi3-manylinux_2_24_x86_64.whl

cryptography is a package which provides cryptographic recipes and primitives to Python developers.

Library home page: https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/9b/4e/d7454551c3c7b327510e35d88db35c300484225ba47be861e28f0b520b33/cryptography-38.0.1-cp36-abi3-manylinux_2_24_x86_64.whl

Path to dependency file: /requirements.txt

Path to vulnerable library: /requirements.txt

Dependency Hierarchy:

• Scrapy-2.6.2-py2.py3-none-any.whl (Root Library)
  • ❌ cryptography-38.0.1-cp36-abi3-manylinux_2_24_x86_64.whl (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

A flaw was found in the python-cryptography package. This issue may allow a remote attacker to decrypt captured messages in TLS servers that use RSA key exchanges, which may lead to exposure of confidential or sensitive data.

Publish Date: 2024-02-05

URL: CVE-2023-50782

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: High
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: GHSA-3ww4-gg4f-jr7f

Release Date: 2024-02-05

Fix Resolution: cryptography - 42.0.0

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