Padding Oracle Attack due to Observable Timing Discrepancy in jose-node-cjs-runtime
Description
jose-node-cjs-runtime is an npm package which provides a number of cryptographic functions. In versions prior to 3.11.4 the AES_CBC_HMAC_SHA2 Algorithm (A128CBC-HS256, A192CBC-HS384, A256CBC-HS512) decryption would always execute both HMAC tag verification and CBC decryption, if either failed JWEDecryptionFailed would be thrown. But a possibly observable difference in timing when padding error would occur while decrypting the ciphertext makes a padding oracle and an adversary might be able to make use of that oracle to decrypt data without knowing the decryption key by issuing on average 128*b calls to the padding oracle (where b is the number of bytes in the ciphertext block). A patch was released which ensures the HMAC tag is verified before performing CBC decryption. The fixed versions are >=3.11.4. Users should upgrade to ^3.11.4.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
jose-node-cjs-runtimenpm | < 3.11.4 | 3.11.4 |
Affected products
2- Range: < 3.11.4
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References
4- github.com/advisories/GHSA-rvcw-f68w-8h8hghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-29446ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/panva/jose/security/advisories/GHSA-rvcw-f68w-8h8hghsax_refsource_CONFIRMWEB
- www.npmjs.com/package/jose-node-cjs-runtimeghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
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