CVE-2019-17195 (High) detected in nimbus-jose-jwt-6.0.2.jar

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CVE-2019-17195 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - nimbus-jose-jwt-6.0.2.jar

Java library for Javascript Object Signing and Encryption (JOSE) and JSON Web Tokens (JWT)

Library home page: https://bitbucket.org/connect2id/nimbus-jose-jwt

Path to dependency file: /tmp/ws-scm/spring-boot/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /root/.m2/repository/com/nimbusds/nimbus-jose-jwt/6.0.2/nimbus-jose-jwt-6.0.2.jar,/root/.m2/repository/com/nimbusds/nimbus-jose-jwt/6.0.2/nimbus-jose-jwt-6.0.2.jar,/root/.m2/repository/com/nimbusds/nimbus-jose-jwt/6.0.2/nimbus-jose-jwt-6.0.2.jar,/root/.m2/repository/com/nimbusds/nimbus-jose-jwt/6.0.2/nimbus-jose-jwt-6.0.2.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• spring-security-oauth2-jose-5.1.3.BUILD-SNAPSHOT.jar (Root Library)
  • ❌ nimbus-jose-jwt-6.0.2.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: d79efceca3f8baa7d96c80f327f81508082f92cb

Vulnerability Details

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE+JWT before v7.9 can throw various uncaught exceptions while parsing a JWT, which could result in an application crash (potential information disclosure) or a potential authentication bypass.

Publish Date: 2019-10-15

URL: CVE-2019-17195

CVSS 3 Score Details (9.8)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: N/A
  • Attack Complexity: N/A
  • Privileges Required: N/A
  • User Interaction: N/A
  • Scope: N/A
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: N/A
  • Integrity Impact: N/A
  • Availability Impact: N/A

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-17195

Release Date: 2019-10-15

Fix Resolution: com.nimbusds:nimbus-jose-jwt:7.9