CVE-2021-41106CWE-345

File reference keys leads to incorrect hashes on HMAC algorithms

Medium · published September 28, 2021

CVSS v3.1
4.4
EPSS
0%
Percentile
10.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

JWT is a library to work with JSON Web Token and JSON Web Signature. Prior to versions 3.4.6, 4.0.4, and 4.1.5, users of HMAC-based algorithms (HS256, HS384, and HS512) combined with `Lcobucci\JWT\Signer\Key\LocalFileReference` as key are having their tokens issued/validated using the file path as hashing key - instead of the contents. The HMAC hashing functions take any string as input and, since users can issue and validate tokens, users are lead to believe that everything works properly. Versions 3.4.6, 4.0.4, and 4.1.5 have been patched to always load the file contents, deprecated the `Lcobucci\JWT\Signer\Key\LocalFileReference`, and suggest `Lcobucci\JWT\Signer\Key\InMemory` as the alternative. As a workaround, use `Lcobucci\JWT\Signer\Key\InMemory` instead of `Lcobucci\JWT\Signer\Key\LocalFileReference` to create the instances of one's keys.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
4.4 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00205 · 10.0th percentile
Weakness
CWE-345 · Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity
Published
2021-09-28T20:50Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 28 SEP 20:50Z
    File reference keys leads to incorrect hashes on HMAC algorithms
    cvelistv5