jose4j before v0.9.3 allows attackers to set a low iteration count of 1000 or less.
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-331Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 3 fixed, 10 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-327.
Summary
jose4j before v0.9.3 allows attackers to set a low iteration count of 1000 or less.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00766 55th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial org.bitbucket.b_c:jose4j (Maven): 0.9.3Red Hat: 3 advisoriesRed Hat: 3 fixed, 10 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.bitbucket.b_c:jose4j (Maven) | before 0.9.3 | 0.9.3 | Patch available | GHSA-7g24-qg88-p43q |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.bitbucket.b_c:jose4j (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 0.9.3 Fixed in 0.9.3 Patch available GHSA-7g24-qg88-p43q
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:jose4j_project:jose4j:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 0.9.3 | Vulnerable | Jose4j Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:jose4j_project:jose4j:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.9.3 Vulnerable ·Jose4j Project
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-7g24-qg88-p43q org.bitbucket.b_c:jose4j (Maven) Fixed in 0.9.3 Advisory →
Red Hat 3 advisories
- RHSA-2023:7700 Released 2023-12-07 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat build of Quarkus 2.13.9 release and security update
- Red Hat build of Quarkus 2.13.9
- RHSA-2023:7678 Released 2023-12-06 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat AMQ Streams 2.6.0 release and security update
- Red Hat AMQ Streams 2.6.0
- RHSA-2023:7676 Released 2023-12-06 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Data Grid 8.4.6 security update
- Red Hat Data Grid 8.4.6
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| OpenShift Serverless | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Fuse 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Integration Camel K 1 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Process Automation 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat build of Apache Camel for Spring Boot 3 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat build of Apicurio Registry 2 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat build of Debezium 2 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat AMQ Streams 2.6.0 | Fixed | RHSA-2023:7678 |
| Red Hat Data Grid 8.4.6 | Fixed | RHSA-2023:7676 |
| Red Hat build of Quarkus 2.13.9 | Fixed | RHSA-2023:7700 |
Not affected: 8 products
- OpenShift Developer Tools and Services
- Red Hat AMQ Broker 7
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
- Red Hat Single Sign-On 7
- Red Hat build of Quarkus
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-31582
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7g24-qg88-p43q
- 2026-10-13 Fix available: Red Hat build of Quarkus 2.13.9 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-24 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More Jose4j Project Jose4j vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-19434 In jose4j before 0.9.6, an attacker can cause a Denial-of-Service (DoS) condition by… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-28403 The jose4j component before 0.9.4 for Java allows attackers to cause a denial of service… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2023-31582 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-31582 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7g24-qg88-p43q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-31582 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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