solana-labs solana-web3.js up to 1.95.7 information disclosure

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A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in solana-labs solana-web3.js up to 1.95.7. This impacts an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to information disclosure. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2024-54134. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability was found in solana-labs solana-web3.js up to 1.95.7. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

A publish-access account was compromised for `@solana/web3.js`, a JavaScript library that is commonly used by Solana dapps. This allowed an attacker to publish unauthorized and malicious packages that were modified, allowing them to steal private key material and drain funds from dapps, like bots, that handle private keys directly. This issue should not affect non-custodial wallets, as they generally do not expose private keys during transactions. This is not an issue with the Solana protocol itself, but with a specific JavaScript client library and only appears to affect projects that directly handle private keys and that updated within the window of 3:20pm UTC and 8:25pm UTC on Tuesday, December 3, 2024. These two unauthorized versions (1.95.6 and 1.95.7) were caught within hours and have since been unpublished. All Solana app developers should upgrade to version 1.95.8. Developers that suspect they might be compromised should rotate any suspect authority keys, including multisigs, program authorities, server keypairs, and so on.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-54134 since 11/29/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

Upgrading to version 1.95.8 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2024-3483). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Type

• JavaScript Library

Vendor

• solana-labs

Name

• solana-web3.js

Version

• 1.95.0
• 1.95.1
• 1.95.2
• 1.95.3
• 1.95.4
• 1.95.5
• 1.95.6
• 1.95.7

Website

• Product: https://github.com/solana-labs/solana-web3.js/

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