CVE-2019-1010263 Auth bypass in Perl Crypt::JWT

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass authentication in Perl Crypt::JWT by crafting tokens with hmac(), requiring an upgrade to the fixed version.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2019-1010263?

CVE-2019-1010263 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Perl Crypt::JWT, published on 17 Jul 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Perl Crypt::JWT prior to 0.023 is affected by: Incorrect Access Control. The impact is: allow attackers to bypass authentication by providing a token by crafting with hmac(). The component is: JWT.pm, line 614. The attack vector is: network connectivity. The fixed version is: after commit b98a59b42ded9f9e51b2560410106207c2152d6c.

Weakness: CWE-347

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-1010263?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Perl Crypt\ \.

How do I fix CVE-2019-1010263?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-1010263 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2019-1010263 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1010263 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-54vx-xvq8-jh85, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-1010263.

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