CVE-2016-5430 describes a vulnerability in the jose-php library, specifically affecting the JOSE_JWE class in JWE.php before version 2.2.1. The flaw stems from the RSA 1.5 algorithm's implementation lacking Random Filling protection, making it susceptible to a Million Message Attack (MMA). This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) allows remote attackers to obtain cleartext data with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. While the potential impact is data confidentiality loss, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:jose-php_project:jose-php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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