VDB-91076 · CVE-2016-5429 · BID 92743

jose-php up to 2.2.0 HMAC Comparison JWE.php/JWS.php information disclosure

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A vulnerability was found in jose-php up to 2.2.0 (Programming Language Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the file JWE.php/JWS.php of the component HMAC Comparison. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

jose-php before 2.2.1 does not use constant-time operations for HMAC comparison, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a timing attack, related to JWE.php and JWS.php.

The weakness was released 09/03/2016 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-5429 since 06/10/2016. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

By approaching the search of inurl:JWE.php/JWS.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading to version 2.2.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 92743†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-91077. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.6

VulDB Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Temp Score: 3.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: jose-php 2.2.1
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

06/10/2016 🔍
09/03/2016 +85 days 🔍
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09/05/2016 +2 days 🔍
09/14/2022 +2200 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 1cce55e27adf0274193eb1cd74b927a398a3df4b
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-5429 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-5429
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-91076
SecurityFocus: 92743 - Jose-PHP Multiple Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/05/2016 09:12 AM
Updated: 09/14/2022 07:49 PM
Changes: 09/05/2016 09:12 AM (51), 04/08/2019 09:01 PM (13), 09/14/2022 07:49 PM (3)
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