JWE modification via truncated AES-GCM tags
Published Jul 14, 2023 · Updated Feb 13, 2025
Cryptographic authentication bypass in OpenIDC cjose before 0.6.2.2 allows remote attackers to modify AES-GCM-protected JWE data. The _cjose_jwe_decrypt_dat_aes_gcm function passes the supplied tag length to OpenSSL instead of requiring the 16-octet JOSE tag. Exploitation requires an application to decrypt attacker-controlled AES-GCM JWEs, allowing modified ciphertext to pass integrity verification.
Summary
What happened
Cryptographic authentication bypass in OpenIDC cjose before 0.6.2.2 allows remote attackers to modify AES-GCM-protected JWE data. The _cjose_jwe_decrypt_dat_aes_gcm function passes the supplied tag length to OpenSSL instead of requiring the 16-octet JOSE tag. Exploitation requires an application to decrypt attacker-controlled AES-GCM JWEs, allowing modified ciphertext to pass integrity verification.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-37464
- Published
- Jul 14, 2023
- Updated
- Feb 13, 2025
- Vendor
- OpenIDC
- Product
- cjose
- Classifications
- CWE-327, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jul 14, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 13, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=< 0.6.2.2
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- Truncated AES-GCM JWE test vectorproof of concept · demonstrated
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