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JWCrypto vulnerable to JWT bomb Attack in `deserialize` function

🗓️ 06 Mar 2024 20:00:56Reported by GitHub Advisory DatabaseType 
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JWCrypto vulnerable to JWT bomb Attack in `deserialize` function. Attacker can cause a DoS attack by passing in a malicious JWE Token with a high compression ratio, causing server to consume a lot of memory and processing time

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22 Dec 2025 18:42Current
6.3Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.3
CVSS 3.16.8
EPSS0.00381
SSVC
CWE-770
jwcryptojwt bomb attackdos attackjwe tokenhigh compression ratiomemory consumptionprocessing timevulnerabilitymitigationmicrosoft azuresystem.identitymodel.tokens.jwtcve-2024-21319
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