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CVE-2016-7037

high

Description

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.

References

https://github.com/emarref/jwt/releases/tag/1.0.3

https://github.com/emarref/jwt/pull/20

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95847

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-01-23

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.0014