CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-7037

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The verify function in Encryption/Symmetric.php in Malcolm Fell jwt before 1.0.3 does not use a timing-safe function for hash comparison, which allows attackers to spoof signatures via a timing attack.

Risk Assessment

The organization may be vulnerable to attacks that allow signature spoofing, potentially leading to unauthorized access or data manipulation.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to version 1.0.3 or later to mitigate this type of attack.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The verify function in Encryption/Symmetric.php in Malcolm Fell jwt before 1.0.3 does not use a timing-safe function for hash comparison, which allows attackers to spoof signatures via a timing attack.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS