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. Th
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 of computational consumption, causing a denial of service attack.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python (PyPI) | jwcrypto | < 1.5.1 | 1.5.1 |
References
- https://github.com/latchset/jwcrypto/security/advisories/GHSA-cw2r-4p82-qv79
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6681
- https://github.com/latchset/jwcrypto/commit/d2655d370586cb830e49acfb450f87598da60be8
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3267
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9281
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6681
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2260843
- https://github.com/latchset/jwcrypto
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/jwcrypto/PYSEC-2024-104.yaml
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cw2r-4p82-qv79
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-400- Platform
- Python (PyPI)
- Package
jwcrypto- Disclosed
- 28.12.2023
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:20
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-cw2r-4p82-qv79 - CC BY 4.0
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2024-104 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: jwcrypto
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Python (PyPI)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 5
- First → latest
- 09.2016 04.2026
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Medium 5
Disclosures per year
- 2017: 0
- 2018: 0
- 2019: 0
- 2020: 0
- 2021: 0
- 2022: 1
- 2023: 1
- 2024: 1
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 1
earlier: 1
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