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CVE-2016-5431

The PHP JOSE Library by Gree Inc. before version 2.2.1 is vulnerable to key confusion/algorithm substitution in the JWS component…

High7.5EPSS 0.95%
Published
Updated
Reserved
Assigned by
redhat

Description

The PHP JOSE Library by Gree Inc. before version 2.2.1 is vulnerable to key confusion/algorithm substitution in the JWS component resulting in bypassing the signature verification via crafted tokens.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2016-5431, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified3.1High7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
0.95% · top 39% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.

Weakness

Affected products

  • jose-php

    • affected fixed in 2.2.1

Affected packages

From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.

References (1)

Sources

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