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SCA: security update for github.com/lestrrat-go/jwx, github.com/lestrrat-go/jwx/v2 (GHSA-pvcr-v8j8-j5q3)
high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 417716
Description
There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:- jwx is a Go module implementing various JWx (JWA/JWE/JWK/JWS/JWT, otherwise known as JOSE) technologies.
Calling `jws.Parse` with a JSON serialized payload where the `signature` field is present while
`protected` is absent can lead to a nil pointer dereference. The vulnerability can be used to crash/DOS a
system doing JWS verification. This vulnerability has been patched in versions 2.0.19 and 1.2.28.
(CVE-2024-21664)
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Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 417716
Version: Revision 1.8
Type: Local
Family: SCA Checks
Published: 1/23/2025
Updated: 7/2/2026
Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3
Percentile: 23.51
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Medium
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 6.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-21664
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 1/9/2024
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/9/2024
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2024-21664
cwe: CWE-476