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AES Encryption in PHP and Decryption in Javascript

I have an application in which I am encrypting a json encoded array using AES CBC 128 algorithm and then Decrypting it in javascript(React/Next Js Project). My Encryption in php is as shown in the below code
ENCRYPTION PHP
$plaintext = "message to be encrypted";
$ivlen = openssl_cipher_iv_length($cipher="AES-128-CBC");
$iv = openssl_random_pseudo_bytes($ivlen);
$ciphertext_raw = openssl_encrypt($plaintext, $cipher, $key, $options=OPENSSL_RAW_DATA, $iv);
$hmac = hash_hmac('sha256', $ciphertext_raw, $key, $as_binary=true);
$ciphertext = base64_encode( $iv.$hmac.$ciphertext_raw );
I am facing problems in decryption of this in Javascript
my code so far is as shown below
const baseenc = CryptoJS.enc.Base64.parse(cipher).toString();
var encrypted = CryptoJS.AES.decrypt(cipher, key, { iv: iv }).toString();
var plaintext = CryptoJS.enc.Latin1.stringify(encrypted);
Can any body please show what is the error or help me in getting the correct output

The following steps must be implemented in the CryptoJS code:
Separate IV, HMAC and ciphertext (after Base64 decoding)
Calculate the HMAC for the ciphertext
Check the authenticity of the ciphertext. The ciphertext is authentic if the received and calculated HMAC are identical.
Perform decryption, only if the ciphertext is authentic
The following code is a possible implementation. As key 0123456789012345 was applied and with the PHP code the used ciphertext was generated:
var ciphertext = 'WqfMfCxKg7U7h5S1mbx7mSHOkkkIrUUpg++mX4ZdWt0I26VfKn7bsi60Oo/SIsWQGyC4dF5z081NvjTXwZGjIpguA0k/QqIM/GDEpCojaro=';
var key = '0123456789012345';
// Convert key and ciphertext into WordArrays
var ciphertextWA = CryptoJS.enc.Base64.parse(ciphertext);
var keyWA = CryptoJS.enc.Utf8.parse(key);
// Separate IV, HMAC and ciphertext
var ivWA = CryptoJS.lib.WordArray.create(ciphertextWA.words.slice(0, 4));
var hmacWA = CryptoJS.lib.WordArray.create(ciphertextWA.words.slice(4, 4 + 8));
var actualCiphertextWA = CryptoJS.lib.WordArray.create(ciphertextWA.words.slice(4 + 8));
// Authenticate
var hmacCalculatedWA = CryptoJS.HmacSHA256(actualCiphertextWA, keyWA);
if(CryptoJS.enc.Base64.stringify(hmacCalculatedWA) === CryptoJS.enc.Base64.stringify(hmacWA)) {
// Decrypt if authentication is successfull
var decryptedMessageWA = CryptoJS.AES.decrypt({ciphertext: actualCiphertextWA}, keyWA, {iv: ivWA});
var decryptedMessage = CryptoJS.enc.Utf8.stringify(decryptedMessageWA);
console.log(decryptedMessage);
} else {
console.log('Authentication failed!');
}
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/crypto-js/4.0.0/crypto-js.min.js"></script>
Please note that it is better to use different keys for encryption and authentication, see here.

different output for JAVA vs javascript AES 256 cbc

Im trying to create an AES 256 cbc encryption using java and I need to emulate EXACTLY this javascript code (I know the iv is the same as the key (turnicated to 16 bytes), that's how it is from the site i'm trying to log into using java)
var recievedStr = "MDk4NTY1MDAyMjg2MTU1OA=="; //some
var key = CryptoJS.enc.Base64.parse(recievedStr);
var iv = CryptoJS.enc.Base64.parse(recievedStr);
var pw = "PASSWORD";
var encres = CryptoJS.AES.encrypt(pw, key, {iv:iv, keySize: 256, mode: CryptoJS.mode.CBC, padding: CryptoJS.pad.Pkcs7});
var finalStr = encres.toString();
finalStr will be : Su92ZXLm/MdOyruRnWDRqQ==
I need to make a java code that will output exactly the same output as finalStr from the javascript.
Im using bouncy castle for that.
String recievedStr = "MDk4NTY1MDAyMjg2MTU1OA==";
String pw = "PASSWORD";
AESEngine blockCipher = new AESEngine();
CBCBlockCipher cbcCipher = new CBCBlockCipher(blockCipher);
BufferedBlockCipher cipher = new PaddedBufferedBlockCipher (cbcCipher);
byte[] key = encodeBase64(recievedStr);
byte [] iv = java.util.Arrays.copyOf(key,16);
byte[] input = pw.getBytes();
ParametersWithIV pwIV= new ParametersWithIV(new KeyParameter(key),iv);
cipher.init(true, pwIV);
byte[] cipherText = new byte[cipher.getOutputSize(input.length)];
int outputLen = cipher.processBytes(input, 0, input.length, cipherText, 0);
try
{
cipher.doFinal(cipherText, outputLen);
}
catch (CryptoException ce)
{
System.err.println(ce);
}
System.out.println(new String(Base64.encodeBase64(cipherText)));
this will output : qEGQ1PC/QKxfAxGBIbLKpQ==
while I can decrypt it to the original input, that is not what i want.
I need my java code to output exactly what the javascript did.
I have 0 ideas left on how to approach this.
Thanks.
EDIT: problem was solved, I had to decode the received string to base64 instead of encoding it.

I think you are on the right track. But I think you are running with AES-128 instead of AES-256. If you have a look at Java 256-bit AES Password-Based Encryption I think maybe you can find something useful.

Can't decrypt using CryptoJS (works in Java, Python)

I have a file that I encrypt using AES. Historically, I've had a set of tools (Java, Python) each of which is capable to both encrypt and decrypt these files. However, I've been having problems decrypting these files using CryptoJS.
The encrypted file has IV stored in the first 16 bytes, the rest is payload. During encryption key is formed by using hashing the password string via SHA-1 and using first 32 characters from the hex digest. I've gotten to the point where I can confirm that both IV and key used by CryptoJS is byte-wise identical to the ones used by other tools yet AES.decrypt() produces a buffer that I can't convert back to text.
Here's the decryption code. content and iv are binary strings read directly from file. password is a string with textual password. The code fails trying to convert the result to UTF8 (which I assume is due to the fact that decryption did not succeed).
function string2bytes(s) {
var bytes = [];
for (var i = 0; i < s.length; i++) {
bytes.push(s.charCodeAt(i));
}
return bytes;
}
function decryptData(content, ivx, password) {
// build a key out of text password
var key = CryptoJS.SHA1(password).toString(CryptoJS.enc.Hex).substring(0, 32);
console.log("key0: ", key);
key = string2bytes(key)
console.log(key);
// Convert IV from binary string to WordArray
var iv = CryptoJS.enc.Latin1.parse(ivx);
console.log("IV: ", iv.toString(CryptoJS.enc.Hex));
var decrypted = CryptoJS.AES.decrypt(content, key, { iv: iv });
console.log("raw decrypted: ", decrypted);
console.log("decrypted: ", iv.toString(CryptoJS.enc.Latin1));
console.log("decrypted: ", iv.toString(CryptoJS.enc.Utf8));
}
Any help would be appreciated.

Found a solution by sticking to WordArrays (even for the arguments where a binary string is ostensibly OK): The following function does work. The arguments are as follows:
data is a base64 string with encrypted text
password is a regular string with password
iv is a base64 string with an IV.
so
function decryptData(data, password, iv) {
var data = CryptoJS.enc.Base64.parse(data);
var key = CryptoJS.SHA1(password).toString(CryptoJS.enc.Hex).substring(0, 32);
key = CryptoJS.enc.Base64.parse(btoa(key));
var iv = CryptoJS.enc.Base64.parse(iv);
var decrypted = CryptoJS.AES.decrypt({ciphertext: data}, key, {iv: iv});
return decrypted.toString(CryptoJS.enc.Utf8);
}

Encrypt in python - decrypt in Javascript

I have need to simply encrypt some text in python and being able to decrypt in JavaScrypt.
So far I have in python:
from Crypto import Random
from Crypto.Cipher import AES
import base64
BLOCK_SIZE = 16
key = "1234567890123456" # want to be 16 chars
textToEncrypt = "This is text to encrypt"
def encrypt(message, passphrase):
# passphrase MUST be 16, 24 or 32 bytes long, how can I do that ?
IV = Random.new().read(BLOCK_SIZE)
aes = AES.new(passphrase, AES.MODE_CFB, IV)
return base64.b64encode(aes.encrypt(message))
def decrypt(encrypted, passphrase):
IV = Random.new().read(BLOCK_SIZE)
aes = AES.new(passphrase, AES.MODE_CFB, IV)
return aes.decrypt(base64.b64decode(encrypted))
print encrypt( textToEncrypt, key )
this is producing text: ZF9as5JII5TlqcB5tAd4sxPuBXd5TrgE
in JavaScript:
<script src="http://crypto-js.googlecode.com/svn/tags/3.1.2/build/rollups/aes.js"></script>
<script>
var decrypted = CryptoJS.AES.decrypt( "ZF9as5JII5TlqcB5tAd4sxPuBXd5TrgE", "1234567890123456");
console.log ( decrypted.toString( CryptoJS.enc.Utf8 ) );
</script>
however it does not produce original string (empty string instead).
What I am doing wrong ?
Is it focusing on AES is a best idea - I will be happy if I have some kind of encryption that will blur data.

There are many problems with your Python code and CryptoJS code:
You use a random IV to encrypt some plaintext in Python. If you want to retrieve that plaintext, you need to use the same IV during decryption. The plaintext cannot be recovered without the IV. Usually the IV is simply prepended to the ciphertext, because it doesn't have to be secret. So you need to read the IV during decryption and not generate a new one.
You use CBC mode in CryptoJS (default) instead of CFB mode. The mode has to be the same. The other tricky part is that CFB mode is parametrized with a segment size. PyCrypto uses by default 8-bit segments (CFB8), but CryptoJS is only implemented for fixed segments of 128-bit (CFB128). Since the PyCrypto version is variable, you need to change that.
The CryptoJS decrypt() function expects as ciphertext either an OpenSSL formatted string or a CipherParams object. Since you don't have an OpenSSL formatted string, you have to convert the ciphertext into an object.
The key for CryptoJS is expected to be a WordArray and not a string.
Use the same padding. PyCrypto doesn't pad the plaintext if CFB8 is used, but padding is needed when CFB128 is used. CryptoJS uses PKCS#7 padding by default, so you only need to implement that padding in python.
Python code (for version 2):
def pad(data):
length = 16 - (len(data) % 16)
return data + chr(length)*length
def unpad(data):
return data[:-ord(data[-1])]
def encrypt(message, passphrase):
IV = Random.new().read(BLOCK_SIZE)
aes = AES.new(passphrase, AES.MODE_CFB, IV, segment_size=128)
return base64.b64encode(IV + aes.encrypt(pad(message)))
def decrypt(encrypted, passphrase):
encrypted = base64.b64decode(encrypted)
IV = encrypted[:BLOCK_SIZE]
aes = AES.new(passphrase, AES.MODE_CFB, IV, segment_size=128)
return unpad(aes.decrypt(encrypted[BLOCK_SIZE:]))
JavaScript code:
<script src="https://cdn.rawgit.com/CryptoStore/crypto-js/3.1.2/build/rollups/aes.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.rawgit.com/CryptoStore/crypto-js/3.1.2/build/components/mode-cfb-min.js"></script>
<script>
var base64ciphertextFromPython = "...";
var ciphertext = CryptoJS.enc.Base64.parse(base64ciphertextFromPython);
// split iv and ciphertext
var iv = ciphertext.clone();
iv.sigBytes = 16;
iv.clamp();
ciphertext.words.splice(0, 4); // delete 4 words = 16 bytes
ciphertext.sigBytes -= 16;
var key = CryptoJS.enc.Utf8.parse("1234567890123456");
// decryption
var decrypted = CryptoJS.AES.decrypt({ciphertext: ciphertext}, key, {
iv: iv,
mode: CryptoJS.mode.CFB
});
console.log ( decrypted.toString(CryptoJS.enc.Utf8));
</script>
Other considerations:
It seems that you want to use a passphrase as a key. Passphrases are usually human readable, but keys are not. You can derive a key from a passphrase with functions such as PBKDF2, bcrypt or scrypt.
The code above is not fully secure, because it lacks authentication. Unauthenticated ciphertexts may lead to viable attacks and unnoticed data manipulation. Usually the an encrypt-then-MAC scheme is employed with a good MAC function such as HMAC-SHA256.

(1 Year later but I hope this works for someone)
First of all, thanks Artjom B. your post helps me a lot. And Like OP, I have the same same problem Python server endonding and Javascript client decoding. This was my solution:
Python 3.x (Server)
I used an excplicit PKCS7 encode for padding, why? because I want to be sure Im using the same padding enconding and decoding, this is the link where I found it http://programmerin.blogspot.com.co/2011/08/python-padding-with-pkcs7.html .
Then, like Artjom B. said, be sure about your segment size, IV size and AES mode (CBC for me),
This is the code:
def encrypt_val(clear_text):
master_key = '1234567890123456'
encoder = PKCS7Encoder()
raw = encoder.encode(clear_text)
iv = Random.new().read( 16 )
cipher = AES.new( master_key, AES.MODE_CBC, iv, segment_size=128 )
return base64.b64encode( iv + cipher.encrypt( raw ) )
Note than your are enconding on base64 the concatenation of IV and encryption data.
Javascript (client)
function decryptMsg (data) {
master_key = '1234567890123456';
// Decode the base64 data so we can separate iv and crypt text.
var rawData = atob(data);
// Split by 16 because my IV size
var iv = rawData.substring(0, 16);
var crypttext = rawData.substring(16);
//Parsers
crypttext = CryptoJS.enc.Latin1.parse(crypttext);
iv = CryptoJS.enc.Latin1.parse(iv);
key = CryptoJS.enc.Utf8.parse(master_key);
// Decrypt
var plaintextArray = CryptoJS.AES.decrypt(
{ ciphertext: crypttext},
key,
{iv: iv, mode: CryptoJS.mode.CBC, padding: CryptoJS.pad.Pkcs7}
);
// Can be Utf8 too
output_plaintext = CryptoJS.enc.Latin1.stringify(plaintextArray);
console.log("plain text : " + output_plaintext);
}
One of my main problem was keep in mind all kind of encoding and decoding data, for example, I didn't know that the master_key on client side was to be parse with Utf8.

//First pip install pycryptodome -- (pycrypto is obsolete and gives issues)
// pip install pkcs7
from Crypto import Random
from Crypto.Cipher import AES
import base64
from pkcs7 import PKCS7Encoder
from app_settings.views import retrieve_settings # my custom settings
app_secrets = retrieve_settings(file_name='secrets');
def encrypt_data(text_data):
#limit to 16 bytes because my encryption key was too long
#yours could just be 'abcdefghwhatever'
encryption_key = app_secrets['ENCRYPTION_KEY'][:16];
#convert to bytes. same as bytes(encryption_key, 'utf-8')
encryption_key = str.encode(encryption_key);
#pad
encoder = PKCS7Encoder();
raw = encoder.encode(text_data) # Padding
iv = Random.new().read(AES.block_size ) #AES.block_size defaults to 16
# no need to set segment_size=BLAH
cipher = AES.new( encryption_key, AES.MODE_CBC, iv )
encrypted_text = base64.b64encode( iv + cipher.encrypt( str.encode(raw) ) )
return encrypted_text;

Encrypt text using AES in Javascript then Decrypt in C# WCF Service

I am trying to Encrypt a string using AES 128bit encryption. I have code for both Javascript and C#. The main objective is to encrypt the string using Javascript CryptoJS and then take the resultant cipher text and Decrypt it using C# AES AesCryptoServiceProvider.
Javascript Code:
function EncryptText()
{
var text = document.getElementById('textbox').value;
var Key = CryptoJS.enc.Hex.parse("PSVJQRk9QTEpNVU1DWUZCRVFGV1VVT0=");
var IV = CryptoJS.enc.Hex.parse("YWlFLVEZZUFNaWl=");
var encryptedText = CryptoJS.AES.encrypt(text, Key, {iv: IV, mode: CryptoJS.mode.CBC, padding: CryptoJS.pad.Pkcs7});
//var decrypted = CryptoJS.AES.decrypt(encrypted, "Secret Passphrase");
var encrypted = document.getElementById('encrypted');
encrypted.value = encryptedText;
}
C# Code:
private String AES_decrypt(string encrypted)
{
byte[] encryptedBytes = Convert.FromBase64String(encrypted);
AesCryptoServiceProvider aes = new AesCryptoServiceProvider();
aes.BlockSize = 128;
aes.KeySize = 256;
aes.Mode = CipherMode.CBC;
aes.Padding = PaddingMode.Pkcs7;
aes.Key = Key;
aes.IV = IV;
ICryptoTransform crypto = aes.CreateDecryptor(aes.Key, aes.IV);
byte[] secret = crypto.TransformFinalBlock(encryptedBytes, 0, encryptedBytes.Length);
crypto.Dispose();
return System.Text.ASCIIEncoding.ASCII.GetString(secret);
}
When using "hello" as the plain text for javascript i get this ciphertext:
uqhe5ya+mISuK4uc1WxxeQ==
When passing that into the C# application, upon running the Decrypt method i recieve:
Padding is invalid and cannot be removed.
I am stumped here and have tried many solutions resulting in the same error.
When encrypting hello through the C# encryption AES method I receive:
Y9nb8DrV73+rmmYRUcJiOg==
I thank you for your help in advance!

javascript code :
function EncryptText()
{
var text = CryptoJS.enc.Utf8.parse(document.getElementById('textbox').value);
var Key = CryptoJS.enc.Utf8.parse("PSVJQRk9QTEpNVU1DWUZCRVFGV1VVT0="); //secret key
var IV = CryptoJS.enc.Utf8.parse("2314345645678765"); //16 digit
var encryptedText = CryptoJS.AES.encrypt(text, Key, {keySize: 128 / 8,iv: IV, mode: CryptoJS.mode.CBC, padding:CryptoJS.pad.Pkcs7});
var encrypted = document.getElementById('encrypted');
encrypted.value = encryptedText;
//Pass encryptedText through service
}
C# code :
private String AES_decrypt(string encrypted,String secretKey,String initVec)
{
byte[] encryptedBytes = Convert.FromBase64String(encrypted);
AesCryptoServiceProvider aes = new AesCryptoServiceProvider();
//aes.BlockSize = 128; Not Required
//aes.KeySize = 256; Not Required
aes.Mode = CipherMode.CBC;
aes.Padding = PaddingMode.Pkcs7;
aes.Key = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(secretKey);PSVJQRk9QTEpNVU1DWUZCRVFGV1VVT0=
aes.IV = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(initVec); //2314345645678765
ICryptoTransform crypto = aes.CreateDecryptor(aes.Key, aes.IV);
byte[] secret = crypto.TransformFinalBlock(encryptedBytes, 0, encryptedBytes.Length);
crypto.Dispose();
return System.Text.ASCIIEncoding.ASCII.GetString(secret);
}
Used above code working fine !!!

Try using var Key = CryptoJS.enc.Utf8.parse("PSVJQRk9QTEpNVU1DWUZCRVFGV1VVT0="); instead of HEX.
Because actually the string you are putting in your key (and IV) and parsing is not a hex string. hex is 0 to F.

First, your Key variable in JS contains a string with 32 characters (after the odd-looking parse call). Although this might be interpreted as a 128-bit key, there is a certain chance that CryptoJS takes it as a pass phrase instead (and generates a key from it using some algorithm). So your actual key looks quite different. The string also looks suspiciously like hex-encoded, so there might be some additional confusion about its C# value. You have to make sure that you are using the same key in JS and C#.
Second, the IV variable also, after parsing, looks like a hex-encoded value. So you have to be careful what value you are using on the C# side as well.
FYI, here are the values for Key and IV after parsing:
Key = 00000000000e00000d000c0000010000,
IV = 0000000e000f0a00

Thank you "Uwe" parsing with UTF8 solved everything.
What happens if you use: var Key = CryptoJS.enc.Utf8.parse("PSVJQRk9QTEpNVU1DWUZCRVFGV1VVT0="); instead >of HEX? And what is your Key and IV in C#? Because actually the string you are putting in your key and >parsing is not a hex string. hex is 0 to F
Thank you so much!