Improper Privilege Management Affecting com.sap.cloud.security:java-security package, versions [,2.17.0)[3.0.0,3.3.0)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Not Defined
EPSS
0.34% (72nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JAVA-COMSAPCLOUDSECURITY-6125593
  • published14 Dec 2023
  • disclosed13 Dec 2023
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 13 Dec 2023

CVE-2023-50422  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-269  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade com.sap.cloud.security:java-security to version 2.17.0, 3.3.0 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Privilege Management due to improper validation of JSON Web Token (JWT) signatures. An attacker can escalate privileges and obtain arbitrary permissions within the application by exploiting this flaw.

CVSS Scores

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