jose4j-0.9.3.jar: 1 vulnerabilities (highest severity is: 6.5) reachable

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Vulnerable Library - jose4j-0.9.3.jar

The jose.4.j library is a robust and easy to use open source implementation of JSON Web Token (JWT) and the JOSE specification suite (JWS, JWE, and JWK). It is written in Java and relies solely on the JCA APIs for cryptography. Please see https://bitbucket.org/b_c/jose4j/wiki/Home for more info, examples, etc..

Library home page: https://bitbucket.org/b_c/jose4j/

Path to dependency file: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/bitbucket/b_c/jose4j/0.9.3/jose4j-0.9.3.jar

Vulnerabilities

CVE	Severity	CVSS	Dependency	Type	Fixed in (jose4j version)	Remediation Possible**	Reachability
CVE-2023-51775	Medium	6.5	jose4j-0.9.3.jar	Direct	0.9.4	✅	Reachable

**In some cases, Remediation PR cannot be created automatically for a vulnerability despite the availability of remediation

Details

CVE-2023-51775

Vulnerable Library - jose4j-0.9.3.jar

The jose.4.j library is a robust and easy to use open source implementation of JSON Web Token (JWT) and the JOSE specification suite (JWS, JWE, and JWK). It is written in Java and relies solely on the JCA APIs for cryptography. Please see https://bitbucket.org/b_c/jose4j/wiki/Home for more info, examples, etc..

Library home page: https://bitbucket.org/b_c/jose4j/

Path to dependency file: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/bitbucket/b_c/jose4j/0.9.3/jose4j-0.9.3.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ jose4j-0.9.3.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: main

Reachability Analysis

This vulnerability is potentially reachable

org.owasp.webgoat.webwolf.jwt.JWTToken (Application)
  -> org.jose4j.jwt.consumer.JwtConsumer (Extension)
   -> ❌ org.jose4j.jwe.JsonWebEncryption (Vulnerable Component)

Vulnerability Details

The jose4j component before 0.9.4 for Java allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a large p2c (aka PBES2 Count) value.

Publish Date: 2023-12-25

URL: CVE-2023-51775

CVSS 3 Score Details (6.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: Low
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-51775

Release Date: 2023-12-25

Fix Resolution: 0.9.4

⛑️ Automatic Remediation will be attempted for this issue.

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⛑️Automatic Remediation will be attempted for this issue.