{"id":"CVE-2023-6681","title":"Jwcrypto: denail of service  via specifically crafted jwe","summary":"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…","severity":"medium","cvss":5.3,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L","cvssSource":"cna","cwe":["CWE-400"],"vendor":"Red Hat","product":"idm:client","affected":["idm:client (all versions)","idm:DL1 (all versions)","python-jwcrypto (all versions)","automation-controller","python-jwcrypto"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2024-02-12T21:27:57.752185Z"},"published":"2024-02-12","updated":"2026-11-05","sourceUpdated":"2026-11-05T11:37:23.620Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-6681","references":[{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3267","label":"RHSA-2024:3267"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9281","label":"RHSA-2024:9281"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6681"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2260843","label":"RHBZ#2260843"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.00884,"epssPercentile":0.59327,"ingestedAt":"2026-11-05T21:36:00.812Z","slug":"CVE-2023-6681","body":"## Overview\n\nA 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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `idm:client (all versions)`\n- `idm:DL1 (all versions)`\n- `python-jwcrypto (all versions)`\n- `automation-controller`\n- `python-jwcrypto`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nMitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":29,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":29.2,"likelihood":0.2,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}