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Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions in Connect2id Nimbus JOSE+JWT

Critical severity GitHub Reviewed Published Oct 16, 2019 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Feb 1, 2023

Package

maven com.nimbusds:nimbus-jose-jwt (Maven)

Affected versions

< 7.9

Patched versions

7.9

Description

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE+JWT before v7.9 can throw various uncaught exceptions while parsing a JWT, which could result in an application crash (potential information disclosure) or a potential authentication bypass.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Oct 15, 2019
Reviewed Oct 16, 2019
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Oct 16, 2019
Last updated Feb 1, 2023

Severity

Critical
9.8
/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVE ID

CVE-2019-17195

GHSA ID

GHSA-f6vf-pq8c-69m4
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