#VU87615 Resource exhaustion in Nimbus JOSE+JWT - CVE-2023-52428

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#VU87615 Resource exhaustion in Nimbus JOSE+JWT - CVE-2023-52428

Published: March 19, 2024 / Updated: November 20, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU87615
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52428
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Nimbus JOSE+JWT
Software vendor:
Connect2id Ltd.

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of user requests by the PasswordBasedDecrypter (PBKDF2) component. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request using a large JWE p2c header, trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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