CVE-2024-28122

6.8 MEDIUM
Published: March 09, 2024 Modified: December 05, 2025

Description

JWX is Go module implementing various JWx (JWA/JWE/JWK/JWS/JWT, otherwise known as JOSE) technologies. This vulnerability allows an attacker with a trusted public key to cause a Denial-of-Service (DoS) condition by crafting a malicious JSON Web Encryption (JWE) token with an exceptionally high compression ratio. This issue has been patched in versions 1.2.29 and 2.0.21.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/lestrrat-go/jwx/releases/tag/v1.2.29
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Product Release Notes
https://github.com/lestrrat-go/jwx/releases/tag/v2.0.21
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Product Release Notes
https://github.com/lestrrat-go/jwx/security/advisories/GHSA-hj3v-m684-v259
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Exploit Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/lestrrat-go/jwx/releases/tag/v1.2.29
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Product Release Notes
https://github.com/lestrrat-go/jwx/releases/tag/v2.0.21
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Product Release Notes
https://github.com/lestrrat-go/jwx/security/advisories/GHSA-hj3v-m684-v259
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Vendor Advisory

6 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
6.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
36th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

lestrrat-go