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Jwx CVE-2024-28122

MEDIUM
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400)
2024-03-09 security-advisories@github.com
6.8
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: github
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Severity by source

Vendor (github) PRIMARY
6.8 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Primary rating from Vendor (github) · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorVendor: github

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Mar 09, 2024 - 01:15 cve.org
MEDIUM 6.8

DescriptionCVE.org

JWX is Go module implementing various JWx (JWA/JWE/JWK/JWS/JWT, otherwise known as JOSE) technologies. This vulnerability allows an attacker with a trusted public key to cause a Denial-of-Service (DoS) condition by crafting a malicious JSON Web Encryption (JWE) token with an exceptionally high compression ratio. This issue has been patched in versions 1.2.29 and 2.0.21.

AnalysisAI

JWX is Go module implementing various JWx (JWA/JWE/JWK/JWS/JWT, otherwise known as JOSE) technologies. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400), which allows attackers to cause denial of service by exhausting system resources. JWX is Go module implementing various JWx (JWA/JWE/JWK/JWS/JWT, otherwise known as JOSE) technologies. This vulnerability allows an attacker with a trusted public key to cause a Denial-of-Service (DoS) condition by crafting a malicious JSON Web Encryption (JWE) token with an exceptionally high compression ratio. This issue has been patched in versions 1.2.29 and 2.0.21. Affected products include: Lestrrat-Go Jwx.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Implement rate limiting, set resource quotas, validate input sizes, use timeouts.

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