Improper Authentication Affecting python-jwt package, versions [3.0.0,3.3.4)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.09% (40th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-PYTHON-PYTHONJWT-3029892
  • published22 Sept 2022
  • disclosed1 Sept 2022
  • creditTom Tervoort

Introduced: 1 Sep 2022

CVE-2022-39227  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-287  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade python-jwt to version 3.3.4 or higher.

Overview

python-jwt is a Module for generating and verifying JSON Web Tokens

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Authentication by arbitrarily forging the JWT content without the need to know the secret key. Exploiting this vulnerability might result in spoofing other users' identities, hijacking users' sessions, or bypassing authentication.

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