CVE-2024-37568
highpriority · track · 30OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.004 · 33 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
lepture Authlib before 1.3.1 has algorithm confusion with asymmetric public keys. Unless an algorithm is specified in a jwt.decode call, HMAC verification is allowed with any asymmetric public key. (This is similar to CVE-2022-29217 and CVE-2024-33663.)
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.9–7.5
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affected products (3)
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advisories (2)
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- GHSA-5357-c2jx-v7qhAuthlib has algorithm confusion with asymmetric public keys2024-06-09ghsa · osvUS
lepture Authlib before 1.3.1 has algorithm confusion with asymmetric public keys. Unless an algorithm is specified in a jwt.decode call, HMAC verification is allowed with any asymmetric public key. (This is similar to CVE-2022-29217 and CVE-2024-33663.)
- PYSEC-2024-522024-06-09vendor · osvUS
lepture Authlib before 1.3.1 has algorithm confusion with asymmetric public keys. Unless an algorithm is specified in a jwt.decode call, HMAC verification is allowed with any asymmetric public key. (This is similar to CVE-2022-29217 and CVE-2024-33663.)
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references (13)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2024-37568/cnnvd
- https://github.com/lepture/authlib/issues/654cnnvd
- https://github.com/lepture/authlib/releases/tag/v1.3.1Patchcnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Authlib-weak-signature-via-Asymmetric-Public-Keys-44536cnnvd
- https://github.com/lepture/authlib/issues/654enisa_euvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FHJI32SN4FNAUVNALVGOKWHNSQ6XS3M5/enisa_euvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IZI7HYGN7VZAYFV6UV3SRLYF7QGERXIU/enisa_euvd
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/algorithm-confusion-in-lepture-authlib-cve-2024-37568enisa_euvd
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