#VU87329 Resource exhaustion in jose - CVE-2024-28176

Vulnerability identifier: #VU87329

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-28176

CWE-ID: CWE-400

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
jose
Web applications / JS libraries

Vendor: Filip Skokan

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources in the JSON Web Encryption (JWE) decryption interfaces. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

jose: 2.0.0 - 2.0.6, 4.15.0 - 4.15.4

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External links
https://github.com/panva/jose/security/advisories/GHSA-hhhv-q57g-882q
https://github.com/panva/jose/commit/02a65794f7873cdaf12e81e80ad076fcdc4a9314
https://github.com/panva/jose/commit/1b91d88d2f8233f3477a5f4579aa5f8057b2ee8b

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.