{"id":"CVE-2023-6681","aliases":["GHSA-cw2r-4p82-qv79","PYSEC-2024-104"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2023-6681","summary":"Jwcrypto: denail of service  via specifically crafted jwe","details":"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.","published":"2024-02-12T14:04:45.113Z","modified":"2026-07-15T01:48:58.421366025Z","cvss":{"score":5.3,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L"},"epss":null,"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":0,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"jwcrypto","fixedVersion":"1.5.1"}],"fix":null,"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3267"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9281"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6681"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/6xxx/CVE-2023-6681.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6681"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2260843"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-07-15T01:48:58.421366025Z"}}