CVE-2024-28122

Summary

CVE-2024-28122 is a newly identified vulnerability affecting the JWX Go module used for implementing JWx (JWA/JWE/JWK/JWS/JWT) technologies. This issue enables an attacker with a trusted public key to trigger a Denial-of-Service (DoS) condition by generating a maliciously crafted JSON Web Encryption (JWE) token with an exceptionally high compression ratio. As of now, versions 1.2.29 and 2.0.21 have been released to address this vulnerability. Users are encouraged to update their installations to prevent potential DoS attacks.

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