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Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature in playwright

CVE-2025-59288

  • playwright
Medium
5.3/10

Summary

In versions prior to 1.55.1, improper verification of the cryptographic signature in Playwright allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over an adjacent network.

  • HIGH
  • ADJACENT_NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • NONE

CWE-347 - Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

A cryptographic protocol is meant to ensure that services are provided in a secure manner. An application with absent or improper verification of cryptographic signatures allows malicious users to feed false messages to valid users or to disclose sensitive data, subverting the goals of the protocol. This can lead to security failures such as false authentication, account hijacking, and privilege escalation.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published