CVE-2022-29217CWE-327

Key confusion through non-blocklisted public key formats in PyJWT

High · published May 24, 2022

CVSS v3.1
7.4
EPSS
1%
Percentile
71.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

PyJWT is a Python implementation of RFC 7519. PyJWT supports multiple different JWT signing algorithms. With JWT, an attacker submitting the JWT token can choose the used signing algorithm. The PyJWT library requires that the application chooses what algorithms are supported. The application can specify `jwt.algorithms.get_default_algorithms()` to get support for all algorithms, or specify a single algorithm. The issue is not that big as `algorithms=jwt.algorithms.get_default_algorithms()` has to be used. Users should upgrade to v2.4.0 to receive a patch for this issue. As a workaround, always be explicit with the algorithms that are accepted and expected when decoding.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.4 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01355 · 71.4th percentile
Weakness
CWE-327 · Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm
Published
2022-05-24T14:10Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 24 MAY 14:10Z
    Key confusion through non-blocklisted public key formats in PyJWT
    cvelistv5