High

jose4j uses weak cryptographic algorithm

  • Disclosed: 25.10.2023
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 13:20

jose4j before v0.9.3 allows attackers to set a low PBES2 iteration count of 1000 or less.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Java / Kotlin (Maven) org.bitbucket.b_c:jose4j < 0.9.3 0.9.3

References

CVSS score 7.5/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-327, CWE-331
Platform
Java / Kotlin (Maven)
Package
org.bitbucket.b_c:jose4j
Disclosed
25.10.2023
Updated
11.10.2026 13:20

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-7g24-qg88-p43q - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: org.bitbucket.b_c:jose4j

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

Total entries
4
First → latest
04.2023 12.2025
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • High 2
  • Medium 2

Disclosures per year

  1. 2023: 2
  2. 2024: 1
  3. 2025: 1
  4. 2026: 0
  1. High · 7.5 CVE-2024-29371 < 0.9.6 0.9.6
  2. Medium · 6.5 CVE-2023-51775 < 0.9.4 0.9.4
  3. jose4j uses weak cryptographic algorithm this entry
    High · 7.5 CVE-2023-31582 < 0.9.3 0.9.3
  4. Medium ghsa-jgvc-jfgh-rjvv < 0.9.3 0.9.3

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