vulnerability / NVI-00006308 / Revision 3
SimpleJWT has an Unauthenticated Denial of Service via JWE header tampering
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01 / Meaning
Why it matters
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0.489%
FIRST EPSS model v2026.06.15; exploitation probability over 30 days, percentile 0.42081. Missing scores are unknown.
As of · FIRST EPSS
02 / Applicability
The affected context
Affected versions, configuration prerequisites and known exclusions are public. Confirm each one against the deployed service.
kelvinmo/simplejwt
source listedECOSYSTEM: introduced 0; fixed 1.1.1
## Summary An unauthenticated attacker can perform a Denial of Service via JWE header tampering when PBES2 algorithms are used. Applications that call `JWE::decrypt()` on attacker-controlled JWEs using PBES2 algorithms are affected. ## Details PHP version: `PHP 8.4.11` SimpleJWT version: `v1.1.0` The relevant portion of the vulnerable implementation is shown below (PBES2.php): ```PHP $alg_params */ static protected $alg_params = [ 'PBES2-HS256+A128KW' => ['hash' => 'sha256'], 'PBES2-HS384+A192KW' => ['hash' => 'sha384'], 'PBES2-HS512+A256KW' => ['hash' => 'sha512'] ]; /** @var truthy-string $hash_alg */ protected $hash_alg; /** @var int $iterations */ protected $iterations = 4096; /* ... SNIP ... */ /** * Sets the number of iterations to use in PBKFD2 key generation. * * @param int $iterations number of iterations
03 / Response
What to do next
- vendor patch
The original advisory lists fixed boundaries 1.1.1 for kelvinmo/simplejwt. Confirm the publisher’s latest guidance.
Confirm current vendor support, compatibility and deployment evidence. This report has not tested a fix in your system. GitHub Advisory Database via OSV
- investigate
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04 / Limits
What this report cannot establish
- Customer inventory, deployment, reachability and exploitation have not been inspected.
05 / Provenance
Sources you can inspect
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- GHSA-xw36-67f8-339x ↗
GitHub Advisory Database via OSV · vendor advisory
Observed . GitHub-origin advisory, CC-BY-4.0; OSV is an aggregate copy, not independent corroboration.
- CVE-2026-33204 ↗
FIRST EPSS · official catalog
Observed . FIRST EPSS; probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, not local compromise. Dataset date/model retained; FIRST services terms apply.
Public revision history
Only published revisions appear here. Routine fetches do not create a material-change event.
- Revision 3 ·
Dated EPSS estimate updated; this is not a new disclosure or proof of exploitation.
- Revision 2 ·
Dated EPSS estimate updated; this is not a new disclosure or proof of exploitation.
- Revision 1 ·
First indexed by Null; source disclosure date is shown separately.