CVE-2021-29446

Medium

Description

jose-node-cjs-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`.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.9
Exploit probability—
ProductJose-node-cjs-runtime
PublishedApr 16, 2021
First seenApr 16, 2021
Weakness typeCWE-203CWE-203

How to fix

Update
  • jose-node-cjs-runtime_project jose-node-cjs-runtime3.11.4 or later
  • jose-node-cjs-runtime3.11.4 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
jose-node-cjs-runtime_project jose-node-cjs-runtimev < 3.11.43.11.4
jose-node-cjs-runtimenpmv < 3.11.43.11.4

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