# CVE-2020-36732: The crypto-js package before 3.2.1 for Node.js generates random numbers by concatenating the string "0." with an integer, which makes the ou

- Also known as: GHSA-3W3W-PXMM-2W2J
- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.2.1
- Published: 2023-06-12 · Updated: 2025-01-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- crypto-js (npm): from 3.2.0, fixed in 3.2.1

## Description

The crypto-js package before 3.2.1 for Node.js generates random numbers by concatenating the string "0." with an integer, which makes the output more predictable than necessary.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, crypto-js, upgrade to a fixed version (3.2.1) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-CRYPTOJS-548472
- https://github.com/brix/crypto-js/pull/257/commits/e4ac157d8b75b962d6538fc0b996e5d4d5a9466b
- https://github.com/brix/crypto-js/issues/254
- https://github.com/brix/crypto-js/issues/256
- https://github.com/brix/crypto-js/compare/3.2.0...3.2.1
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230706-0003/

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