CVE-2025-46833
Apache SimplePythonEncryption RSA Brute Force Decryption Vulnerability
Description
Programs/P73_SimplePythonEncryption.py illustrates a simple Python encryption example using the RSA Algorithm. In versions prior to commit 6ce60b1, an attacker may be able to decrypt the data using brute force attacks and because of this the whole application can be impacted. This issue has been patched in commit 6ce60b1. A workaround involves increasing the key size, for RSA or DSA this is at least 2048 bits, for ECC this is at least 256 bits.
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Published Date :
May 8, 2025, 8:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
May 12, 2025, 5:32 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 4.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the Python script to at least commit 6ce60b1.
- Increase RSA/DSA key size to at least 2048 bits.
- Increase ECC key size to at least 256 bits.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
May. 08, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description Programs/P73_SimplePythonEncryption.py illustrates a simple Python encryption example using the RSA Algorithm. In versions prior to commit 6ce60b1, an attacker may be able to decrypt the data using brute force attacks and because of this the whole application can be impacted. This issue has been patched in commit 6ce60b1. A workaround involves increasing the key size, for RSA or DSA this is at least 2048 bits, for ECC this is at least 256 bits. Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X Added CWE CWE-326 Added Reference https://github.com/ShashikantSingh09/python-progrrames/commit/6ce60b1b2116a579a2e89de96d738a98f6ad4f27 Added Reference https://github.com/ShashikantSingh09/python-progrrames/security/advisories/GHSA-5h26-2c6g-4ch4