mediumVulnerability

GHSA-425g-fjhq-5h92

### Summary In `openssl_encrypt/modules/json_validator.py` at **lines 234-238**, when the `jsonschema` library is not installed, all schema validation is silently skipped with only a print warning. ### Affected Code ```python if not JSONSCHEMA_AVAILABLE: print(f"Warning: Cannot validate against schema '{schema_name}' - jsonschema library not available") return ``` Additionally, unknown metadata format versions (line 288-293) bypass schema validation entirely, and all schemas use `additionalProperties: true` allowing arbitrary extra fields. ### Impact An attacker who can influence the Python environment (remove the jsonschema package) or craft metadata with an unknown version number can bypass all schema checks. Malformed or malicious metadata will be accepted without validation. ### Recommended Fix - Make `jsonschema` a required dependency, not optional - Or fail-closed: refuse to process metadata when validation cannot be performed - Reject unknown format versions instead of silently skipping validation - Consider using `additionalProperties: false` in schemas ### Fix Fixed in commit `6e7f938` on branch `releases/1.4.x` — validate_against_schema() now raises JSONValidationError when jsonschema is unavailable instead of silently passing; changed print() warning to logging.warning().

Properties

ghsa_id
GHSA-425g-fjhq-5h92
severity
medium
summary
openssl-encrypt silently skips schema validation when jsonschema library is not installed
cve_id
GHSA-425g-fjhq-5h92
is_ghsa_only
true
ghsa_published
2026-03-31T23:43:33Z
source_url
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-425g-fjhq-5h92
ghsa_updated
2026-03-31T23:43:33Z

Related Entities (3)

REPORTED_BY (1)

[Source]GitHub Advisory Database

AFFECTS (1)

[Software]pip/openssl-encrypt

HAS_WEAKNESS (1)

[Weakness]Improper Input Validation

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