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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2016-5431

The PHP JOSE Library by Gree Inc. before version 2.2.1 is vulnerable to key confusion/algorithm substitution in the JWS component resulting in bypassing the signature verification via crafted tokens.

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CVE-2016-5431
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31 Oct 2026, 09:46 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2016-5431

core-osv · Original source

Published 7 Aug 2019, 15:15 UTC

The PHP JOSE Library by Gree Inc. before version 2.2.1 is vulnerable to key confusion/algorithm substitution in the JWS component resulting in bypassing the signature verification via crafted tokens.

osv:CVE-2016-5431
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-5431",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "summary": "The PHP JOSE Library by Gree Inc. before version 2.2.1 is vulnerable to key confusion/algorithm substitution in the JWS component resulting in bypassing the signature verification via crafted tokens.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2016-5431",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
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      "metrics": [
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          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
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              "type": "GIT",
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                },
                {
                  "fixed": "1cce55e27adf0274193eb1cd74b927a398a3df4b"
                }
              ],
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          ],
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          ],
          "database_specific": {
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          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:47:54.250202776Z",
      "provider": "osv",
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    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 379815,
  "published_at": "2019-08-07T15:15:11.783+00:00"
}