CVE-2023-23928 is a critical vulnerability affecting the 'reason-jose' library, a JOSE implementation in ReasonML and OCaml. The 'Jose.Jws.validate' function fails to properly validate HS256 signatures, allowing attackers to tamper with JWS header and payload data. This flaw carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical) due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and high potential for confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts, including authorization bypass and privilege escalation. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 0.8.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:reason-jose_project:reason-jose:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
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