[node-forge] Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature in `node-forge`

Impact

RSA PKCS#1 v1.5 signature verification code is not properly checking DigestInfo for a proper ASN.1 structure. This can lead to successful verification with signatures that contain invalid structures but a valid digest.

Patches

The issue has been addressed in node-forge 1.3.0.

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:

• Open an issue in forge
• Email us at example email address
  

  References

• https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/security/advisories/GHSA-2r2c-g63r-vccr
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24773
• https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/commit/3f0b49a0573ef1bb7af7f5673c0cfebf00424df1
• https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/commit/bb822c02df0b61211836472e29b9790cc541cdb2
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2r2c-g63r-vccr