CVE-2022-23507: Tendermint light client js Tendermint Light Client Verification Not Vulnerability
MODERATECVE-2022-23507 is a MODERATE (CVSS 5.4) tendermint light client verification not vulnerability (CWE-347: Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature) affecting Tendermint light client js libraries in the crates.io ecosystem. The issue involves tendermint light client verification not taking into account chain id. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 0.28.0.
CVE-2022-23507 at a Glance
Security Impact
CVSS: 5.4
The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N).
How to Fix CVE-2022-23507
To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Tendermint light client js dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.
Upgrade tendermint-light-client-js to 0.28.0Upgrade tendermint-light-client-verifier to 0.28.0Upgrade tendermint-light-client to 0.28.0Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:
inspect dependencies for tendermint-light-client-jsHow to Check if You Are Affected
To determine whether your application is affected by CVE-2022-23507, inspect your project dependencies for Tendermint light client js:
inspect dependencies for tendermint-light-client-jsAnalyze the terminal output to locate any version of Tendermint light client js in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 0.28.0), your application is affected.
Note: Verify declared build manifests and deployed runtime container environments.
Technical Details
Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-347: Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature, where the product does not verify, or incorrectly verifies, the cryptographic signature for data. In Tendermint light client js, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.
Source Advisory Statement
CVE-2022-23507 Affected Tendermint light client js Versions
3 component(s)| Product / Package | Ecosystem | Affected Versions | Fixed Version |
|---|---|---|---|
|
tendermint-light-client-js
|
crates.io |
< 0.28.0
|
0.28.0
|
|
tendermint-light-client-verifier
|
crates.io |
< 0.28.0
|
0.28.0
|
|
tendermint-light-client
|
crates.io |
< 0.28.0
|
0.28.0
|
References
Frequently Asked Questions
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Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
{
"schema_version" : "1.4.0",
"id" : "GHSA-xqqc-c5gw-c5r5",
"modified" : "2022-12-14T21:35:24Z",
"published" : "2022-12-14T21:35:24Z",
"aliases" : [ "CVE-2022-23507" ],
"summary" : "Tendermint light client verification not taking into account chain ID",
"details" : "### Impact\n\nAnyone using the `tendermint-light-client` and related packages to perform light client verification (e.g. IBC-rs, Hermes).\n\nAt present, the light client does not check that the chain IDs of the trusted and untrusted headers match, resulting in a possible attack vector where someone who finds a header from an untrusted chain that satisfies all other verification conditions (e.g. enough overlapping validator signatures) could fool a light client.\n\nThe attack vector is currently theoretical, and no proof-of-concept exists yet to exploit it on live networks.\n\n### Patches\n\nUsers of the light client-related crates can currently upgrade to `v0.28.0`.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nNone\n\n### References\n\n- [Light Client specification](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/tree/main/spec/light-client)",
"severity" : [ {
"type" : "CVSS_V3",
"score" : "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N"
} ],
"affected" : [ {
"package" : {
"ecosystem" : "crates.io",
"name" : "tendermint-light-client-verifier"
},
"ranges" : [ {
"type" : "ECOSYSTEM",
"events" : [ {
"introduced" : "0"
}, {
"fixed" : "0.28.0"
} ]
} ],
"database_specific" : {
"last_known_affected_version_range" : "<= 0.27.0"
}
}, {
"package" : {
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"name" : "tendermint-light-client"
},
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"database_specific" : {
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}, {
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"database_specific" : {
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}
} ],
"references" : [ {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://github.com/informalsystems/tendermint-rs/security/advisories/GHSA-xqqc-c5gw-c5r5"
}, {
"type" : "ADVISORY",
"url" : "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23507"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://github.com/informalsystems/tendermint-rs/commit/5c32f31b97ac3172775699fe0d4ba6003ca4fb18"
}, {
"type" : "PACKAGE",
"url" : "https://github.com/informalsystems/tendermint-rs"
} ],
"database_specific" : {
"cwe_ids" : [ "CWE-347" ],
"severity" : "MODERATE",
"github_reviewed" : true,
"github_reviewed_at" : "2022-12-14T21:35:24Z",
"nvd_published_at" : "2022-12-15T19:15:00Z"
}
}