CVE-2023-6681 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-6681: Jwcrypto: denail of service via specifically crafted jwe

Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2
Weakness CWE-400
Published February 12, 2024
Last update February 26, 2026

CVSS base score

5.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A vulnerability was found in JWCrypto. This flaw allows an attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) attack and possible password brute-force and dictionary attacks to be more resource-intensive. This issue can result in a large amount of computational consumption, causing a denial of service attack.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

February 12, 2024 CVE published
February 26, 2026 Record updated