WS-2023-0431 (Medium) detected in github.com/square/go-jose-v2.0.1

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WS-2023-0431 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - github.com/square/go-jose-v2.0.1

An implementation of JOSE standards (JWE, JWS, JWT) in Go

Library home page: https://proxy.golang.org/github.com/square/go-jose/@v/v2.0.1+incompatible.zip

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ github.com/square/go-jose-v2.0.1 (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 9505f4ca92405cc9273dc3726c2d274ce28a4407

Found in base branch: ALL_HANDS/major-secrets

Vulnerability Details

The go-jose package before 3.0.1 is subject to a "billion hashes attack" causing denial-of-service when decrypting JWE inputs. This occurs when an attacker can provide a PBES2 encrypted JWE blob with a very large p2c value that, when decrypted, produces a denial-of-service.

Publish Date: 2023-11-22

URL: WS-2023-0431

CVSS 3 Score Details (6.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: Low
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: GHSA-2c7c-3mj9-8fqh

Release Date: 2023-11-22

Fix Resolution: v3.0.1

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