CVE-2026-33204

high

Description

SimpleJWT is a simple JSON web token library written in PHP. Prior to version 1.1.1, an unauthenticated attacker can perform a Denial of Service via JWE header tampering when PBES2 algorithms are used. Applications that call JWE::decrypt() on attacker-controlled JWEs using PBES2 algorithms are affected. This issue has been patched in version 1.1.1.

References

https://github.com/kelvinmo/simplejwt/security/advisories/GHSA-xw36-67f8-339x

https://github.com/kelvinmo/simplejwt/releases/tag/v1.1.1

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-03-20

Updated: 2026-04-10

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.8

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

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

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

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00044