WS-2023-0116 (Medium) detected in jose4j-0.7.6.jar

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WS-2023-0116 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - jose4j-0.7.6.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: /webgoat-integration-tests/pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/bitbucket/b_c/jose4j/0.7.6/jose4j-0.7.6.jar,/m2/repository/org/bitbucket/b_c/jose4j/0.7.6/jose4j-0.7.6.jar

Dependency Hierarchy: - :x: **jose4j-0.7.6.jar** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 3f40aaa55b2c1a3432a061c27496ea82f484838a

Found in base branch: develop

Vulnerability Details

RSA1_5 in jose4j is susceptible to chosen ciphertext attacks. The attack allows to decrypt RSA1_5 or RSA_OAEP encrypted ciphertexts. It may be feasible to sign with affected keys.

Publish Date: 2024-11-03

URL: WS-2023-0116

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.3)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: Low - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jgvc-jfgh-rjvv

Release Date: 2024-11-03

Fix Resolution: 0.9.3

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