Insufficient technical documentation in golang-jwt



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-51744
CWE-ID CWE-1059
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 jwt
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor golang-jwt

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Insufficient technical documentation

EUVDB-ID: #VU101894

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 2.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-51744

CWE-ID: CWE-1059 - Insufficient Technical Documentation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due due to unclear documentation of the error behavior in "ParseWithClaims". A remote attacker can trick the victim into accepting invalid tokens, which can lead to information disclosure.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

jwt: 1.0.0 - 4.5.0

CPE2.3 External links

http://github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/security/advisories/GHSA-29wx-vh33-7x7r
http://github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/commit/7b1c1c00a171c6c79bbdb40e4ce7d197060c1c2c


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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