# CVE-2024-23680: Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature in aws-encryption-sdk-java

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-23680-improper-verification-of-cryptographic-signature-in-aws  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2021-06-01  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-23680 · Severity: medium · CVSS 4 · Published 2021-06-01

Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature in aws-encryption-sdk-java

Technologies: [com.amazonaws:aws-encryption-sdk-java (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/com-amazonaws-aws-encryption-sdk-java). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2024-23680 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-23680 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2024-23680?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4, published 1 June 2021.

**Which products and versions are affected?** com.amazonaws:aws-encryption-sdk-java (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.9.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-23680?** Yes. com.amazonaws:aws-encryption-sdk-java (Maven): upgrade to 1.9.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-23680?** Check whether you run com.amazonaws:aws-encryption-sdk-java (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- com.amazonaws:aws-encryption-sdk-java (Maven): upgrade to 1.9.0 or later

  ```sh
  # set com.amazonaws:aws-encryption-sdk-java to 1.9.0 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- com.amazonaws:aws-encryption-sdk-java (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.9.0

## Identifiers

- CVE-2024-23680
- GHSA-55xh-53m6-936r

## Related threats

- [Duplicate Advisory: Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature in aws-encryption-sdk-java](https://junglewise.ai/threats/duplicate-advisory-improper-verification-of-cryptographic-signature-in-1a00970e)
- [Security issues in AWS KMS and AWS Encryption SDKs: in-band protocol negotiation and robustness](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2020-8897-security-issues-in-aws-kms-and-aws-encryption-sdks-in-band)