Authentication bypass via unsupported algorithm fallback
Published Mar 20, 2020 · Updated Aug 5, 2024
Improper JWT validation in Xmidt cjwt 1.0.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause acceptance of untrusted JWT claims. The __cjwt_alg_str_to_enum helper converts algorithm lookup failures into alg_none, so cjwt_decode treats an unrecognized alg header as unsigned-token mode instead of rejecting it. Exploitation requires a consuming application to trust the successful decode result; accepted attacker-controlled claims can alter authorization decisions, while direct data access or code execution is not established.
Summary
What happened
Improper JWT validation in Xmidt cjwt 1.0.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause acceptance of untrusted JWT claims. The __cjwt_alg_str_to_enum helper converts algorithm lookup failures into alg_none, so cjwt_decode treats an unrecognized alg header as unsigned-token mode instead of rejecting it. Exploitation requires a consuming application to trust the successful decode result; accepted attacker-controlled claims can alter authorization decisions, while direct data access or code execution is not established.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2019-19324
- Published
- Mar 20, 2020
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2024
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-670, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Mar 20, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 5, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- jwtbadalg.txt unsupported-algorithm regression tokenproof of concept · demonstrated
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