# CVE-2024-32007: Apache CXF Denial of Service vulnerability in JOSE

- Also known as: GHSA-6PFF-FMH2-4MMF
- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.0.5, 3.6.4, 3.5.9
- Published: 2024-07-19 · Updated: 2024-09-13

## Affected

- org.apache.cxf.rs.security.jose: version range not reported
- org.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-rs-security-jose (Maven): from 4.0.0, fixed in 4.0.5
- org.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-rs-security-jose (Maven): from 3.6.0, fixed in 3.6.4
- org.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-rs-security-jose (Maven): fixed in 3.5.9

## Description

An improper input validation of the p2c parameter in the Apache CXF JOSE code before 4.0.5, 3.6.4 and 3.5.9 allows an attacker to perform a denial of service attack by specifying a large value for this parameter in a token.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on org.apache.cxf.rs.security.jose, org.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-rs-security-jose, upgrade to a fixed version (4.0.5, 3.6.4, 3.5.9) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://lists.apache.org/thread/stwrgsr1llb73nkl16klv9vjqgmmx633

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