Cryptographic issues in Nimbus JOSE+JWT - CVE-2017-12973
Published: January 10, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU24176
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12973
CWE-ID: CWE-310
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Connect2id Ltd.
Affected software:
Nimbus JOSE+JWT
Nimbus JOSE+JWT
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to conduct a padding oracle attack.
the vulnerability exists due to improper validation of HMAC in authenticated AES-CBC decryption in Nimbus JOSE+JWT. A remote attacker can conduct a padding oracle attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-12973
Install updates from vendor's website.