GHSA-5739-39V2-5754
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-18 21:09 – Updated: 2026-06-18 21:09Impact
RSACrypt::decryptWithRSA15() (used by the RSA1_5 key-encryption algorithm) implements RSAES-PKCS1-v1_5 decryption by inspecting the padding after RSADP and throwing InvalidArgumentException as soon as the padding is malformed. It does not implement the implicit-rejection countermeasure required by RFC 3447 §7.2.2 / RFC 8017 §7.1.2 (return a deterministic pseudo-random value of the expected length on padding failure and let the downstream step fail uniformly).
From a JWE caller this yields a Bleichenbacher/Marvin padding oracle: an attacker submitting adaptively crafted encrypted_key values can distinguish (a) padding rejected, (b) padding valid but wrong CEK length, and (c) padding valid and full AEAD executed — even though JWEDecrypter returns the same false in all cases — because each path performs a measurably different amount of work, amplifiable by enlarging the ciphertext (CWE-208 timing side channel). Enough adaptive queries can recover the wrapped CEK.
Affected configurations
Applications that register RSA1_5 in their decryption AlgorithmManager and hold an RSA private key.
Patches
PKCS#1 v1.5 decryption now performs implicit rejection: on invalid padding (or unexpected recovered length) it returns a random CEK of the expected size selected in constant time, so the full content-decryption (AEAD) step always runs and fails uniformly, removing the observable difference between padding-valid and padding-invalid ciphertexts. Users are still strongly encouraged to migrate to RSA-OAEP.
Workarounds
Prefer RSA-OAEP/RSA-OAEP-256; do not enable RSA1_5 for untrusted tokens.
References
- RFC 3447 §7.2.2 / RFC 8017 §7.1.2
- Bleichenbacher (1998); Marvin attack
- CWE-208: Observable Timing Discrepancy
Résolution
Un correctif a été préparé sur une branche dédiée basée sur 3.4.x, avec des tests anti-régression dédiés (fork privé temporaire de cette advisory, PR #1).
RSA1_5 — déchiffrement PKCS#1 v1.5 avec implicit rejection en temps constant (RFC 3447 §7.2.2) : un padding invalide n'est plus distinguable d'un padding valide, neutralisant l'oracle Bleichenbacher.
Validation : php -l OK, PHPUnit vert, aucune nouvelle erreur PHPStan introduite (différentiel nul vs 3.4.x), aucun commentaire ajouté dans le code source. Après merge, cascade prévue 3.4.x → 4.0.x → 4.1.x.
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"details": "### Impact\n\n`RSACrypt::decryptWithRSA15()` (used by the `RSA1_5` key-encryption algorithm) implements RSAES-PKCS1-v1_5 decryption by inspecting the padding after RSADP and throwing `InvalidArgumentException` as soon as the padding is malformed. It does **not** implement the implicit-rejection countermeasure required by RFC 3447 \u00a77.2.2 / RFC 8017 \u00a77.1.2 (return a deterministic pseudo-random value of the expected length on padding failure and let the downstream step fail uniformly).\n\nFrom a JWE caller this yields a Bleichenbacher/Marvin padding oracle: an attacker submitting adaptively crafted `encrypted_key` values can distinguish (a) padding rejected, (b) padding valid but wrong CEK length, and (c) padding valid and full AEAD executed \u2014 even though `JWEDecrypter` returns the same `false` in all cases \u2014 because each path performs a measurably different amount of work, amplifiable by enlarging the ciphertext (CWE-208 timing side channel). Enough adaptive queries can recover the wrapped CEK.\n\n### Affected configurations\n\nApplications that register `RSA1_5` in their decryption `AlgorithmManager` and hold an RSA private key.\n\n### Patches\n\nPKCS#1 v1.5 decryption now performs implicit rejection: on invalid padding (or unexpected recovered length) it returns a random CEK of the expected size selected in constant time, so the full content-decryption (AEAD) step always runs and fails uniformly, removing the observable difference between padding-valid and padding-invalid ciphertexts. Users are still strongly encouraged to migrate to `RSA-OAEP`.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nPrefer `RSA-OAEP`/`RSA-OAEP-256`; do not enable `RSA1_5` for untrusted tokens.\n\n### References\n\n- RFC 3447 \u00a77.2.2 / RFC 8017 \u00a77.1.2\n- Bleichenbacher (1998); Marvin attack\n- CWE-208: Observable Timing Discrepancy\n\n## R\u00e9solution\n\nUn correctif a \u00e9t\u00e9 pr\u00e9par\u00e9 sur une branche d\u00e9di\u00e9e bas\u00e9e sur `3.4.x`, avec des tests anti-r\u00e9gression d\u00e9di\u00e9s (fork priv\u00e9 temporaire de cette advisory, PR #1).\n\n**RSA1_5** \u2014 d\u00e9chiffrement PKCS#1 v1.5 avec *implicit rejection* en temps constant (RFC 3447 \u00a77.2.2) : un padding invalide n\u0027est plus distinguable d\u0027un padding valide, neutralisant l\u0027oracle Bleichenbacher.\n\n**Validation :** `php -l` OK, PHPUnit vert, aucune nouvelle erreur PHPStan introduite (diff\u00e9rentiel nul vs `3.4.x`), aucun commentaire ajout\u00e9 dans le code source. Apr\u00e8s merge, cascade pr\u00e9vue `3.4.x \u2192 4.0.x \u2192 4.1.x`.",
"id": "GHSA-5739-39v2-5754",
"modified": "2026-06-18T21:09:57Z",
"published": "2026-06-18T21:09:56Z",
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"url": "https://github.com/web-token/jwt-framework/security/advisories/GHSA-5739-39v2-5754"
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"url": "https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/web-token/jwt-library/GHSA-5739-39v2-5754.yaml"
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
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"summary": "PHP JWT Library: RSA1_5 (RSAES-PKCS1-v1_5) decryption lacks implicit rejection, exposing a Bleichenbacher/Marvin padding oracle"
}
Sightings
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