CVE-2020-8912
LOWAWS S3 Crypto SDK for GoLang < 2.0 - Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm via In-Band Key Negotiation
Title source: llmDescription
A vulnerability in the in-band key negotiation exists in the AWS S3 Crypto SDK for GoLang versions prior to V2. An attacker with write access to the targeted bucket can change the encryption algorithm of an object in the bucket, which can then allow them to change AES-GCM to AES-CTR. Using this in combination with a decryption oracle can reveal the authentication key used by AES-GCM as decrypting the GMAC tag leaves the authentication key recoverable as an algebraic equation. It is recommended to update your SDK to V2 or later, and re-encrypt your files.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/developer/updates-to-the-amazon-s3-encryption-client/?s=09
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/google/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-7f33-f4f5-xwgw
Scores
CVSS v3
2.5
EPSS
0.0014
EPSS Percentile
33.7%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-327
Status
published
Products (2)
amazon/aws_s3_crypto_sdk
< 2.0
aws/aws-sdk-go
0 - 1.34.0Go
Published
Aug 11, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026