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Authlib CVE-2024-37568

HIGH
Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature (CWE-347)
2024-06-09 cve@mitre.org
7.5
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A04:2025 - Cryptographic Failures
ASVS 5.0
V11 - Cryptography Signature verification
Impact

CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

This vulnerability can be exploited remotely over the network. Successful exploitation could compromise the high-severity affected system.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
Patch available 0.4% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

lepture Authlib before 1.3.1 has algorithm confusion with asymmetric public keys. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

Affected Packages

pypi authlib fix: 1.3.1

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in pypi

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Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-347. lepture Authlib before 1.3.1 has algorithm confusion with asymmetric public keys. Unless an algorithm is specified in a jwt.decode call, HMAC verification is allowed with any asymmetric public key. (This is similar to CVE-2022-29217 and CVE-2024-33663.) Affected products include: Authlib. Version information: before 1.3.1.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

DescriptionNVD

lepture Authlib before 1.3.1 has algorithm confusion with asymmetric public keys. Unless an algorithm is specified in a jwt.decode call, HMAC verification is allowed with any asymmetric public key. (This is similar to CVE-2022-29217 and CVE-2024-33663.)

Blast Radius

ecosystem impact
† from your stack dependencies † transitive graph · vuln.today resolves 4-path depth
  • 31 pypi packages depend on authlib (15 direct, 16 indirect)

Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 1.3.1.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 70% exploitable
Exploit
POC
Public exploit code exists
Data Quality
3 sources
Confidence: Low

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC Yes
EPSS 0.4%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
Poc
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
Yes
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

58
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +38
PoC: +20
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

Affected Products (CPE)NVD

cpe:2.3:a:authlib:authlib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2025-68158 HIGH POC
8.8 Jan 08

Authlib is a Python library which builds OAuth and OpenID Connect servers. [CVSS 5.7 MEDIUM]

CVE-2026-28802 HIGH POC
7.7 Mar 06

Authentication bypass in Authlib (Python OAuth/OpenID Connect library) versions 1.6.5 through 1.6.6 allows remote attack

CVE-2025-59420 HIGH POC
7.5 Sep 22

Authlib is a Python library which builds OAuth and OpenID Connect servers. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerab

CVE-2025-61920 HIGH POC
7.5 Oct 10

Authlib's JOSE/JWS verification path (through 1.6.4, with 1.6.5 as the fix) decodes attacker-supplied JWT/JWS header and

CVE-2026-119284 MEDIUM POC
6.9 Oct 29

Memory exhaustion in joserfc before 1.7.6 allows remote unauthenticated attackers to force a roughly token-sized extra a

CVE-2025-62706 MEDIUM POC
6.5 Oct 22

Unbounded DEFLATE decompression in Authlib's JWE zip=DEF handling (authlib/jose/rfc7518/jwe_zips.py) lets a small, valid

CVE-2026-96760 CRITICAL
9.8 Sep 28

Signature verification bypass in Authlib 1.7.2 and earlier allows unauthenticated remote attackers to have crafted JWS J

CVE-2026-104056 CRITICAL
9.8 Oct 01

Poisoned OAuth/OIDC discovery metadata in Authlib 1.7.2 and earlier allows an attacker who controls or intercepts the me

CVE-2026-114620 MEDIUM POC
5.4 Oct 22

Server-side request forgery in Authlib's RFC 9101 JWTAuthenticationRequest (JAR) extension lets unauthenticated remote a

CVE-2026-48990 MEDIUM POC
5.3 Jun 17

Resource exhaustion in joserfc (versions 1.3.4-1.6.5) is possible because the RFC7797 unencoded-payload (b64=false) JWS

CVE-2026-114616 CRITICAL
9.1 Oct 22

Token forgery in the Authlib Python library before 1.9.1 lets a remote, unauthenticated attacker mint HS256, HS384 or HS

CVE-2026-114615 CRITICAL
9.1 Oct 22

JWT signature-verification bypass in the Python Authlib library (1.3.1 through 1.8.0) lets a remote attacker who knows o

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