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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-53861
CVE-2024-53861:
Python vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
PyJWT, a JSON Web Token implementation in Python, was found to have an incorrect string comparison vulnerability (CVE-2024-53861) in version 2.10.0. The issue was discovered and disclosed on November 28, 2024, affecting the issuer ('iss') claim verification functionality. The vulnerability allows partial string matches to be incorrectly accepted, where 'acb' could be accepted for 'abc' due to an improper string comparison method (GitHub Advisory).
Technical details
The vulnerability was introduced when the issuer claim verification changed from using isinstance(issuer, list) to isinstance(issuer, Sequence). Since str is a Sequence but not a list, the 'in' operator was used for string comparison instead of the equality operator. This resulted in checking if 'abc' not in '__abcd__' instead of if 'abc' != '__abc__'. The issue has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 score of 2.2 (Low) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N (GitHub Advisory).
Impact
The real-world impact of this vulnerability is considered limited due to the requirement that signature checks must still be valid. While the incorrect string comparison could allow for unintended issuer validation matches, the overall security impact is mitigated by the JWT signature verification mechanism remaining intact (GitHub Advisory).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been patched in PyJWT version 2.10.1. All users are advised to upgrade to this version. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability other than upgrading to the patched version (NVD).
Additional resources
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