HIGH
Improper Verification of a Cryptographic Signature in OpenPGP.js <=4.1.2 allows an attacker to pass off unsigned data as signed
Published Aug 22, 2019
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.62%
Description
Improper Verification of a Cryptographic Signature in OpenPGP.js <=4.1.2 allows an attacker to pass off unsigned data as signed.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact None
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.62% 0.01615
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01615
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.62% (0.01615) | 75.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.62% (0.01615) | 72.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.39% (0.00393) | 58.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 2.24% (0.02241) | 89.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 18, 2024 | 2.24% (0.02241) | 88.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 16, 2023 | 2.35% (0.02352) | 88.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 1.67% (0.01671) | 86.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.04% (0.01039) | 81.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 51.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 8.93% (0.08934) | 82.99th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 6.21% (0.06208) | 81.93th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 6.21% (0.06208) | 81.75th | v1 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | 1.45% (0.01454) | 72.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.45% (0.01454) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (10)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154191/OpenPGP.js-4.2.0-Signature-Bypass-Invalid-Curve-Attack.html x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hfmf-q43v-2ffj Advisory
- https://github.com/openpgpjs/openpgpjs/pull/797 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/openpgpjs/openpgpjs/pull/797/commits/47138eed61473e13ee8f05931119d3e10542c5e1 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/openpgpjs/openpgpjs/releases/tag/v4.2.0 x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease Notes
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9154
- https://sec-consult.com/en/blog/advisories/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-openpgp-js/ x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-OPENPGP-460247
- https://www.bsi.bund.de/SharedDocs/Downloads/EN/BSI/Publications/Studies/Mailvelope_Extensions/Mailvelope_Extensions_pdf.html#download=1 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/1161
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154191/OpenPGP.js-4.2.0-Signature-Bypass-Invalid-Curve-Attack.html | x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hfmf-q43v-2ffj | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/openpgpjs/openpgpjs/pull/797 | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/openpgpjs/openpgpjs/pull/797/commits/47138eed61473e13ee8f05931119d3e10542c5e1 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/openpgpjs/openpgpjs/releases/tag/v4.2.0 | x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease Notes | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9154 | ||
| https://sec-consult.com/en/blog/advisories/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-openpgp-js/ | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-OPENPGP-460247 | ||
| https://www.bsi.bund.de/SharedDocs/Downloads/EN/BSI/Publications/Studies/Mailvelope_Extensions/Mailvelope_Extensions_pdf.html#download=1 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/1161 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Aug 22, 2019
Updated Aug 4, 2024
Reserved Feb 25, 2019
Link CVE-2019-9154
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-HFMF-Q43V-2FFJ Updated n/a