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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2024-23688

The node's private key isn't compromised, only the session key generated for specific peer communication is exposed.

MEDIUM 5.3EPSS 0.49%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.49%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Consensys Discovery versions less than 0.4.5 uses the same AES/GCM nonce for the entire session. which should ideally be unique for every message. The node's private key isn't compromised, only the session key generated for specific peer communication is exposed.

CVSS 3.1
5.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS
0.49% probability · 41th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-323, CWE-330
Affected
consensys/discovery
Source
disclosure@vulncheck.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.