CWE-338

{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "npm",
        "name": "nodebb"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.19.8"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "npm",
        "name": "nodebb"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "2.0.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "2.0.1"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "2.0.0"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2022-36045"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-330",
      "CWE-338"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2022-08-30T20:38:10Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2022-08-31T15:15:00Z",
    "severity": "CRITICAL"
  },
  "details": "### In Brief\n`utils.generateUUID`, a helper function available in essentially all versions of NodeBB (as far back as v1.0.1 and potentially earlier) used a cryptographically insecure Pseudo-random number generator (`Math.random()`), which meant that a specially crafted script combined with multiple invocations of the password reset functionality could enable an attacker to correctly calculate the reset code for an account they do not have access to.\n\n### Impact\nThis vulnerability impacts all installations of NodeBB. The vulnerability allows for an attacker to take over any account without the involvement of the victim, and as such, the remediation should be applied immediately (either via NodeBB upgrade or cherry-pick of the specific changeset. Patches have been provided for both active branches of NodeBB (v2.x and v1.19.x)\u2014please see below.\n\nIf you are already on v2.0.0 or v1.19.7, you can upgrade with no ill effects. The new version contains only the patch for this vulnerability.\n\nThe impact of this vulnerability is slightly lessened by the requirement that the target\u0027s email address must be known, **and** user emails are protected values in NodeBB. However, since NodeBB can be configured to display email addresses if the admin so wishes, and as email addresses can often by derived from other sources and/or guessed, the impact of this vulnerability is still fairly high.\n\n### Patches\n\n#### v2.x\nThe vulnerability has been patched in https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/commit/e802fab87f94a13f397f04cfe6068f2f7ddf7888. You can cherry-pick this directly into your codebase.\n\n#### v1.19.x\nThe vulnerability has been patched in 81e3c1ba488d03371a5ce8d0ebb5c5803026e0f9. You can cherry-pick this directly into your codebase.\n\n### Workarounds\nThere is no known workaround, but the patch sets listed above will fully patch the vulnerability.\n\n### References\n* [CWE-338: Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG)](http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/338.html)\n\n### For more information\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n* Discuss it on [our community forum](community.nodebb.org/)\n* Email us at [support@nodebb.org](mailto:support@nodebb.org)\n",
  "id": "GHSA-p4cc-w597-6cpm",
  "modified": "2022-09-08T14:13:22Z",
  "published": "2022-08-30T20:38:10Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/security/advisories/GHSA-p4cc-w597-6cpm"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-36045"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/commit/81e3c1ba488d03371a5ce8d0ebb5c5803026e0f9"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/commit/e802fab87f94a13f397f04cfe6068f2f7ddf7888"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Cryptographically weak PRNG in `utils.generateUUID`"
}

{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2021-36171"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-338"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2022-03-01T18:15:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "The use of a cryptographically weak pseudo-random number generator in the password reset feature of FortiPortal before 6.0.6 may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to predict parts of or the whole newly generated password within a given time frame.",
  "id": "GHSA-p7rc-qmr8-gxr8",
  "modified": "2022-03-17T00:04:28Z",
  "published": "2022-03-02T00:00:18Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-36171"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-21-099"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2018-14715"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-338"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2018-08-03T18:29:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "The endCoinFlip function and throwSlammer function of the smart contract implementations for Cryptogs, an Ethereum game, generate random numbers with an old block\u0027s hash. Therefore, attackers can predict the random number and always win the game.",
  "id": "GHSA-p9f6-cwf6-ccqv",
  "modified": "2022-05-14T02:57:54Z",
  "published": "2022-05-14T02:57:54Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14715"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://medium.com/@jonghyk.song/attack-on-pseudo-random-number-generator-prng-used-in-cryptogs-an-ethereum-cve-2018-14715-f63a51ac2eb9"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2002-20002"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-338"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-01-02T05:15:06Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "The Net::EasyTCP package before 0.15 for Perl always uses Perl\u0027s builtin rand(), which is not a strong random number generator, for cryptographic keys.",
  "id": "GHSA-pm3j-mqcc-rjqr",
  "modified": "2025-01-02T06:30:47Z",
  "published": "2025-01-02T06:30:47Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-20002"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/briandfoy/cpan-security-advisory/issues/184"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://metacpan.org/release/MNAGUIB/EasyTCP-0.15/view/EasyTCP.pm"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://metacpan.org/release/MNAGUIB/EasyTCP-0.26/changes"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2023-31290"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-338"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2023-04-27T05:15:08Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "Trust Wallet Core before 3.1.1, as used in the Trust Wallet browser extension before 0.0.183, allows theft of funds because the entropy is 32 bits, as exploited in the wild in December 2022 and March 2023. This occurs because the mt19937 Mersenne Twister takes a single 32-bit value as an input seed, resulting in only four billion possible mnemonics. The affected versions of the browser extension are 0.0.172 through 0.0.182. To steal funds efficiently, an attacker can identify all Ethereum addresses created since the 0.0.172 release, and check whether they are Ethereum addresses that could have been created by this extension. To respond to the risk, affected users need to upgrade the product version and also move funds to a new wallet address.",
  "id": "GHSA-pm4f-pggw-8jwc",
  "modified": "2024-04-04T03:42:41Z",
  "published": "2023-04-27T06:30:19Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-31290"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://blog.ledger.com/Funds-of-every-wallet-created-with-the-Trust-Wallet-browser-extension-could-have-been-stolen"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://community.trustwallet.com/t/browser-extension-wasm-vulnerability-postmortem/750787"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://community.trustwallet.com/t/wasm-vulnerability-incident-update-and-recommended-actions/750786"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/trustwallet/wallet-core/compare/3.1.0...3.1.1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://twitter.com/TrustWallet/status/1649699428733947906"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2021-26091"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-338"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-03-24T16:15:16Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "A use of a cryptographically weak pseudo-random number generator vulnerability in the authenticator of the Identity Based Encryption service of FortiMail 6.4.0 through 6.4.4, and 6.2.0 through 6.2.7 may allow an unauthenticated attacker to infer parts of users authentication tokens and reset their credentials.",
  "id": "GHSA-pmxq-4hqc-9hr4",
  "modified": "2025-03-24T18:31:01Z",
  "published": "2025-03-24T18:31:01Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-26091"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-21-031"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2023-39910"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-338"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2023-08-09T03:15:44Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "The cryptocurrency wallet entropy seeding mechanism used in Libbitcoin Explorer 3.0.0 through 3.6.0 is weak, aka the Milk Sad issue. The use of an mt19937 Mersenne Twister PRNG restricts the internal entropy to 32 bits regardless of settings. This allows remote attackers to recover any wallet private keys generated from \"bx seed\" entropy output and steal funds. (Affected users need to move funds to a secure new cryptocurrency wallet.) NOTE: the vendor\u0027s position is that there was sufficient documentation advising against \"bx seed\" but others disagree. NOTE: this was exploited in the wild in June and July 2023.",
  "id": "GHSA-prgj-h7jq-7p9h",
  "modified": "2024-04-04T06:43:16Z",
  "published": "2023-08-09T03:30:45Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-39910"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/libbitcoin/libbitcoin-explorer/blob/20eba4db9a8a3476949d6fd08a589abda7fde3e3/src/commands/seed.cpp#L44"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/libbitcoin/libbitcoin-explorer/blob/20eba4db9a8a3476949d6fd08a589abda7fde3e3/src/utility.cpp#L78"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/libbitcoin/libbitcoin-explorer/wiki/CVE-2023-39910"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/libbitcoin/libbitcoin-system/blob/a1b777fc51d9c04e0c7a1dec5cc746b82a6afe64/src/crypto/pseudo_random.cpp#L66C12-L78"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://milksad.info/disclosure.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37054862"
    }
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  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-40932"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-338"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-02-27T00:16:55Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Apache::SessionX versions through 2.01 for Perl create insecure session id.\n\nApache::SessionX generates session ids insecurely. The default session id generator in Apache::SessionX::Generate::MD5 returns a MD5 hash seeded with the built-in rand() function, the epoch time, and the PID. The PID will come from a small set of numbers, and the epoch time may be guessed, if it is not leaked from the HTTP Date header. The built-in rand function is unsuitable for cryptographic usage. Predicable session ids could allow an attacker to gain access to systems.",
  "id": "GHSA-prr9-fcgf-vpxx",
  "modified": "2026-02-27T21:31:21Z",
  "published": "2026-02-27T00:31:45Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-40932"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://metacpan.org/release/GRICHTER/Apache-SessionX-2.01/source/SessionX/Generate/MD5.pm#L29"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2014-2362"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-338"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2014-07-24T14:55:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "OleumTech WIO DH2 Wireless Gateway and Sensor Wireless I/O Modules rely exclusively on a time value for entropy in key generation, which makes it easier for remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms by predicting the time of project creation.",
  "id": "GHSA-prwj-528c-65r9",
  "modified": "2025-10-06T18:31:01Z",
  "published": "2022-05-17T03:46:12Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2362"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-14-202-01a"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-14-202-01"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://support.oleumtech.com"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68797"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68800"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2017-5493"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-338"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2017-01-15T02:59:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "wp-includes/ms-functions.php in the Multisite WordPress API in WordPress before 4.7.1 does not properly choose random numbers for keys, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted (1) site signup or (2) user signup.",
  "id": "GHSA-q3gc-45gm-v55m",
  "modified": "2025-04-20T03:31:14Z",
  "published": "2022-05-13T01:46:10Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5493"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/cea9e2dc62abf777e06b12ec4ad9d1aaa49b29f4"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-1-security-and-maintenance-release"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8721"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3779"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/14/6"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95401"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037591"
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}