CVE-2024-28176

4.9 · MEDIUM

Published Mar 9, 2024 jose_project CWE-400 EPSS 2.08% (80th pctl) CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Overview

CVE-2024-28176 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting jose_project jose. It was published on March 9, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.9 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.9, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical Description

jose is JavaScript module for JSON Object Signing and Encryption, providing support for JSON Web Tokens (JWT), JSON Web Signature (JWS), JSON Web Encryption (JWE), JSON Web Key (JWK), JSON Web Key Set (JWKS), and more. A vulnerability has

been identified in the JSON Web Encryption (JWE) decryption interfaces, specifically related to the support for decompressing plaintext after its decryption. Under certain conditions it is possible to have the user's environment consume unreasonable amount of CPU time or memory during JWE Decryption operations. This issue has been patched in versions 2.0.7 and 4.15.5.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from jose_project. Update jose to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status
jose_project	jose	>= 0, < 2.0.7	Affected
fedoraproject	fedora	38	Affected

References

GitHub github.com/panva/jose/commit/02a65794f7873cdaf12e81e80ad076fcdc4a9314 GitHub github.com/panva/jose/commit/1b91d88d2f8233f3477a5f4579aa5f8057b2ee8b GitHub github.com/panva/jose/security/advisories/GHSA-hhhv-q57g-882q Ref lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/I6MMWFBOXJA6ZCXNVPDFJ4XMK5PVG5RG/ Ref lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/KXKGNCRU7OTM5AHC7YIYBNOWI742PRMY/ Ref lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/UG5FSEYJ3GP27FZXC5YAAMMEC5XWKJHG/ Ref lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/UJO2U5ACZVACNQXJ5EBRFLFW6DP5BROY/ Ref lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/XJDO5VSIAOGT2WP63AXAAWNRSVJCNCRH/ GitHub github.com/panva/jose/commit/02a65794f7873cdaf12e81e80ad076fcdc4a9314 GitHub github.com/panva/jose/commit/1b91d88d2f8233f3477a5f4579aa5f8057b2ee8b

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-28176?

CVE-2024-28176 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting jose_project jose. It was published on March 9, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.9 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2024-28176?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.9, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2024-28176?

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