Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value Affecting jwe package, versions <1.1.1
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- published8 Aug 2025
- disclosed7 Aug 2025
- creditSideni
Introduced: 7 Aug 2025
NewCVE-2025-54887 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade jwe to version 1.1.1 or higher.
Overview
jwe is a Ruby implementation of the RFC 7516 JSON Web Encryption (JWE) standard.
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value due to missing authentication tag validation in the AES-GCM process. An attacker can gain access to confidential information and manipulate encrypted data by brute-forcing the authentication tag or crafting arbitrary encrypted objects.