Vulnerability in Jpadilla Pyjwt
CVE-2024-53861
pyjwt is a JSON Web Token implementation in Python. An incorrect string comparison is run for `iss` checking, resulting in `"acb"` being accepted for `"_abc_"`. This is a bug introduced in version 2.10.0: checking the "iss" claim changed f…
EPSS: 0.010 (77.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 2.2 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Jpadilla Pyjwt — versions = 2.10.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- https://github.com/jpadilla/pyjwt/security/advisories/GHSA-75c5-xw7c-p5pm (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- https://github.com/jpadilla/pyjwt/commit/1570e708672aa9036bc772476beae8bfa48f4131#diff-6893ad4a1c5a36b8af3028db8c8bc3b62418149843fc382faf901eaab008e380R366 (x_refsource_MISC)
- https://github.com/jpadilla/pyjwt/commit/33022c25525c1020869c71ce2a4109e44ae4ced1 (x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-53861?
- CVE-2024-53861 is a low-severity vulnerability in Jpadilla Pyjwt, classified under Incorrect Comparison. CVSS score: 2.2/10. Published 2024-11-29.
- How severe is CVE-2024-53861?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.2 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-53861 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.