aws/aws-sdk-go · Security

AWS S3 Crypto SDK sends an unencrypted hash of the plaintext alongside the ciphertext as a metadata field

GHSA ID
GHSA-6jvc-q2x7-pchv
CVE ID
CVE-2022-2582
Severity
medium
Published
Updated
CVSS
4.3 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS v3
4.3 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Description

The AWS S3 Crypto SDK sends an unencrypted hash of the plaintext alongside the ciphertext as a metadata field. This hash can be used to brute force the plaintext, if the hash is readable to the attacker. AWS now blocks this metadata field, but older SDK versions still send it.

CWEs

References