CVE-2017-12973 describes a padding oracle vulnerability in Nimbus JOSE+JWT versions prior to 4.39. This flaw allows attackers to conduct a padding oracle attack during authenticated AES-CBC decryption due to improper error handling after detecting an invalid HMAC. The vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 3.1, indicating a low impact on confidentiality and no impact on integrity or availability, requiring user interaction and high attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:connect2id:nimbus_jose\+jwt:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:connect2id:nimbus_jose\+jwt:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:connect2id:nimbus_jose\+jwt:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:connect2id:nimbus_jose\+jwt:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:connect2id:nimbus_jose\+jwt:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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