Vulnerability in Manydesigns Portofino

CVE-2021-29451

Portofino is an open source web development framework. Portofino before version 5.2.1 did not properly verify the signature of JSON Web Tokens. This allows forging a valid JWT. The issue will be patched in the upcoming 5.2.1 release.

EPSS: 0.009 (57.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-29451?
CVE-2021-29451 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Manydesigns Portofino, classified under Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2021-04-16.
How severe is CVE-2021-29451?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-29451 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.