dajiaji hpke-js up to 1.7.4 Seal nonce re-use

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in dajiaji hpke-js up to 1.7.4. It has been rated as critical. The impacted element is the function Seal. The manipulation leads to nonce re-use. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2025-64767. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in dajiaji hpke-js up to 1.7.4. This issue affects the function Seal. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a nonce re-use vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-323. Nonces should be used for the present occasion and only once. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

hpke-js is a Hybrid Public Key Encryption (HPKE) module built on top of Web Cryptography API. Prior to version 1.7.5, the public SenderContext Seal() API has a race condition which allows for the same AEAD nonce to be re-used for multiple Seal() calls. This can lead to complete loss of Confidentiality and Integrity of the produced messages. This issue has been patched in version 1.7.5.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-64767 since 11/10/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1600.001 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 1.7.5 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 94a767c9b9f37ce48d5cd86f7017d8cacd294aaf is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-198319). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.0

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Nonce re-use
CWE: CWE-323
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: hpke-js 1.7.5
Patch: 94a767c9b9f37ce48d5cd86f7017d8cacd294aaf

Timelineinfo

11/10/2025 CVE reserved
11/21/2025 +11 days Advisory disclosed
11/21/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
11/22/2025 +1 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-73g8-5h73-26h4
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-64767 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-64767
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-333263
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/21/2025 21:13
Updated: 11/22/2025 02:33
Changes: 11/21/2025 21:13 (66), 11/22/2025 02:33 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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