CVE-2021-29444
MEDIUMDescription
jose-browser-runtime is an npm package which provides a number of cryptographic functions. In versions prior to 3.11.4 the AES_CBC_HMAC_SHA2 Algorithm (A128CBC-HS256, A192CBC-HS384, A256CBC-HS512) decryption would always execute both HMAC tag verification and CBC decryption, if either failed `JWEDecryptionFailed` would be thrown. But a possibly observable difference in timing when padding error would occur while decrypting the ciphertext makes a padding oracle and an adversary might be able to make use of that oracle to decrypt data without knowing the decryption key by issuing on average 128*b calls to the padding oracle (where b is the number of bytes in the ciphertext block). A patch was released which ensures the HMAC tag is verified before performing CBC decryption. The fixed versions are `>=3.11.4`. Users should upgrade to `^3.11.4`.
How to fix
Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Exploit Intelligence
Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 66% of all known CVEs.
References
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2017-5753 | Medium | 5.6 | 94% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2003-0190 | Medium | 5.0 | 77% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2017-5715 | Medium | 5.6 | 74% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2018-3639 | Medium | 5.5 | 61% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2023-28770 | High | 7.5 | 58% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2004-1602 | Medium | 5.0 | 31% | - | - |
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