CVE-2017-11424
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Aug 24, 2017
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2024
- Reserved
- Jul 18, 2017
Description
In PyJWT 1.5.0 and below the `invalid_strings` check in `HMACAlgorithm.prepare_key` does not account for all PEM encoded public keys. Specifically, the PKCS1 PEM encoded format would be allowed because it is prefaced with the string `-----BEGIN RSA PUBLIC KEY-----` which is not accounted for. This enables symmetric/asymmetric key confusion attacks against users using the PKCS1 PEM encoded public keys, which would allow an attacker to craft JWTs from scratch.
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Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- DSA-3979vendor-advisory
- https://github.com/jpadilla/pyjwt/pull/277
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