Authentication bypass via unsupported JWT algorithm fallthrough
Published Jul 30, 2025 · Updated Jul 30, 2025
Authentication bypass in Ceph RadosGW 19.2.3 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to obtain unauthorized STS credentials. WebTokenEngine::validate_signature falls through successfully when a JWT names an unsupported algorithm, so alg none reaches no verifier and no signature check runs. Exploitation requires an OIDC trust relationship and an AssumeRoleWithWebIdentity request, and it grants the role's data-reading and modification permissions without affecting availability.
Summary
What happened
Authentication bypass in Ceph RadosGW 19.2.3 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to obtain unauthorized STS credentials. WebTokenEngine::validate_signature falls through successfully when a JWT names an unsupported algorithm, so alg none reaches no verifier and no signature check runs. Exploitation requires an OIDC trust relationship and an AssumeRoleWithWebIdentity request, and it grants the role's data-reading and modification permissions without affecting availability.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-48916
- Published
- Jul 30, 2025
- Updated
- Jul 30, 2025
- Vendor
- Ceph
- Product
- Ceph
- Classifications
- CWE-345, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jul 30, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jul 30, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=<= 19.2.3
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- RadosGW AssumeRoleWithWebIdentity HTTP request PoCproof of concept · demonstrated
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