Timing Attack Affecting org.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-rs-security-jose package, versions [,3.0.13) [3.1.0,3.1.10)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.29% (70th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JAVA-ORGAPACHECXF-536488
  • published 21 May 2017
  • disclosed 23 Feb 2017
  • credit Richard Kettelerij

How to fix?

Upgrade org.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-rs-security-jose to version 3.0.13, 3.1.10 or higher.

Overview

org.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-rs-security-jose is a services framework.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Timing Attack because it does not use a constant time MAC signature comparison algorithm.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Snyk

7.5 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    None