CVE-2021-41230
mediumpriority · track · 35OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.009 · 58 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
Pomerium is an open source identity-aware access proxy. In affected versions changes to the OIDC claims of a user after initial login are not reflected in policy evaluation when using `allowed_idp_claims` as part of policy. If using `allowed_idp_claims` and a user's claims are changed, Pomerium can make incorrect authorization decisions. This issue has been resolved in v0.15.6. For users unable to upgrade clear data on `databroker` service by clearing redis or restarting the in-memory databroker to force claims to be updated.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5.3–8.8
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affected products (4)
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advisories (2)
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- GHSA-j6wp-3859-vxfgOIDC claims not updated from Identity Provider in Pomerium2021-11-10ghsa · osvUS
### Impact Changes to the OIDC claims of a user after initial login are not reflected in policy evaluation when using [`allowed_idp_claims`](https://www.pomerium.com/reference/#allowed-idp-claims) as part of policy. If using `allowed_idp_claims` and a user's claims are changed, Pomerium can make incorrect authorization decisions. ### Patches v0.15.6 ### Workarounds - Clear data on `databroker` service by clearing redis or restarting the in-memory databroker to force claims to be updated ### References https://github.com/pomerium/pomerium/pull/2724 ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: * Open an issue in [Pomerium](https://github.com/pomerium/pomerium) * Email us at [security@pomerium.com](mailto:security@pomerium.com)
- GO-2021-0258Incorrect authorization in github.com/pomerium/pomerium2022-01-14vendor · osvUS
Pomerium is an open source identity-aware access proxy. Changes to the OIDC claims of a user after initial login are not reflected in policy evaluation when using allowed_idp_claims as part of policy. If using allowed_idp_claims and a user's claims are changed, Pomerium can make incorrect authorization decisions. For users unable to upgrade clear data on databroker service by clearing redis or restarting the in-memory databroker to force claims to be updated.
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references (7)
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- https://github.com/pomerium/pomerium/pull/2724cnnvd
- https://github.com/pomerium/pomerium/security/advisories/GHSA-j6wp-3859-vxfgcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-41230cnnvd
- https://github.com/pomerium/pomerium/pull/2724enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/pomerium/pomerium/security/advisories/GHSA-j6wp-3859-vxfgenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/pomerium/pomerium/pull/2724PatchThird Party Advisorynvd
- https://github.com/pomerium/pomerium/security/advisories/GHSA-j6wp-3859-vxfgThird Party Advisorynvd
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