Improper Authentication Affecting python-jwt package, versions [3.0.0,3.3.4)
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.09% (39th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-PYTHON-PYTHONJWT-3029892
- published 22 Sep 2022
- disclosed 1 Sep 2022
- credit Tom Tervoort
Introduced: 1 Sep 2022
CVE-2022-39227 Open this link in a new tabHow 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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CVSS Scores
version 3.1