GHSA-27v7-qhfv-rqq8

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    GHSA-27v7-qhfv-rqq8

    Published: 30 May 2019Last Modified: 31 Aug 2021

    Summary: Insecure Credential Storage in web3

    Details: All versions of `web3` are vulnerable to Insecure Credential Storage. The package stores encrypted wallets in local storage and requires a password to load the wallet. Once the wallet is loaded, the private key is accessible via LocalStorage. Exploiting this vulnerability likely requires a Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability to access the private key. ## Recommendation No fix is currently available. Consider using an alternative module until a fix is made available.

    References: https://github.com/ethereum/web3.js/issues/2739, https://github.com/ethereum/web3.js, https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-WEB3-174533, https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/877

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: web3

    Purl: pkg:npm/web3

    Affected ranges

    Type: SEMVER

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High