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SCA: security update for authlib (GHSA-5357-c2jx-v7qh)

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 410522

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - 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.) (CVE-2024-37568)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5357-c2jx-v7qh

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 410522

Version: Revision 1.6

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/23/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.51

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-37568

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/9/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/9/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-37568