The jose4j component before 0.9.4 for Java allows attackers to cause a denial of service…
Priority MEDIUM 62CWE-400Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 9 fixed, 9 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
The jose4j component before 0.9.4 for Java allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a large p2c (aka PBES2 Count) value.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00871 59th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial org.bitbucket.b_c:jose4j (Maven): 0.9.4Red Hat: 8 advisoriesRed Hat: 9 fixed, 9 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- 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 0.9.4 | 0.9.4 | Patch available | GHSA-6qvw-249j-h44c |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.bitbucket.b_c:jose4j (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 0.9.4 Fixed in 0.9.4 Patch available GHSA-6qvw-249j-h44c
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:jose4j_project:jose4j:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 0.9.4 | Vulnerable | Jose4j Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:jose4j_project:jose4j:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.9.4 Vulnerable ·Jose4j Project
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-6qvw-249j-h44c org.bitbucket.b_c:jose4j (Maven) Fixed in 0.9.4 Advisory →
Red Hat 8 advisories
- RHSA-2024:8080 Released 2024-10-14 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4.19 Security update
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform io.undertow.undertow-core-2.2.33.SP2-redhat-00001.jar, org.bitbucket.b_c.jose4j-0.9.3.redhat-00002.pom, org.jsoup.jsoup-1.15.4.redhat-00003.jar +2
- RHSA-2024:8075 Released 2024-10-14 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4.19 Security update
- Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.4 for RHEL 7 Server eap7-hal-console-3.3.24-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7eap, eap7-hibernate-validator-6.0.23-2.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el7eap, eap7-hibernate-validator-cdi-6.0.23-2.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el7eap +24
- RHSA-2024:8076 Released 2024-10-14 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4.19 Security update
- Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.4 for RHEL 8 eap7-hal-console-3.3.24-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8eap, eap7-hibernate-validator-6.0.23-2.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el8eap, eap7-hibernate-validator-cdi-6.0.23-2.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el8eap +25
Show 5 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2024:8077 Released 2024-10-14 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4.19 Security update
- Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.4 for RHEL 9 eap7-hal-console-3.3.24-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el9eap, eap7-hibernate-validator-6.0.23-2.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el9eap, eap7-hibernate-validator-cdi-6.0.23-2.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el9eap +25
- RHSA-2024:4873 Released 2024-07-25 · Red Hat rating ImportantApicurio Registry (container images) release and security update [ 2.6.1 GA ]
- Red Hat build of Apicurio Registry 2.6.1 GA
- RHSA-2024:4392 Released 2024-07-08 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8.0.2 Security update
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8
- RHSA-2024:4057 Released 2024-06-24 · Red Hat rating ImportantRelease of OpenShift Serverless Logic 1.33.0 security update & enhancements
- Red Hat OpenShift Serverless 1.33 openshift-serverless-1/logic-data-index-ephemeral-rhel8, openshift-serverless-1/logic-data-index-postgresql-rhel8, openshift-serverless-1/logic-jobs-service-ephemeral-rhel8 +6
- RHSA-2024:3550 Released 2024-06-03 · Red Hat rating ImportantHawtIO 4.0.0 for Red Hat build of Apache Camel 4 Release and security update.
- HawtIO 4.0.0 for Red Hat build of Apache Camel 4
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Build of Keycloak | Affected | No fix yet |
| 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 Process Automation 7 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Single Sign-On 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat build of Apache Camel - HawtIO 4 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat build of Apache Camel for Spring Boot 3 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat build of Quarkus | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| streams for Apache Kafka | Affected | No fix yet |
| HawtIO 4.0.0 for Red Hat build of Apache Camel 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2024:3550 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.4 for RHEL 7 Server | Fixed | RHSA-2024:8075 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.4 for RHEL 8 | Fixed | RHSA-2024:8076 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.4 for RHEL 9 | Fixed | RHSA-2024:8077 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7 | Fixed | RHSA-2024:8080 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8 | Fixed | RHSA-2024:4392 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack | Fixed | RHSA-2024:4386 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Serverless 1.33 | Fixed | RHSA-2024:4057 |
| Red Hat build of Apicurio Registry 2.6.1 GA | Fixed | RHSA-2024:4873 |
Not affected: 6 products
- OpenShift Developer Tools and Services
- Red Hat Data Grid 8
- Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 7
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11
- Red Hat build of Apache Camel for Spring Boot 4
- Red Hat build of Debezium 2
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-51775
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6qvw-249j-h44c
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-2023-15127 jose4j before v0.9.3 allows attackers to set a low iteration count of 1000 or less. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2023-51775 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-51775 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6qvw-249j-h44c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-51775 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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