CVE-2024-53861
A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.
- Published2024-11-29
- WeaknessCWE-697
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Description
pyjwt is a JSON Web Token implementation in Python. An incorrect string comparison is run for `iss` checking, resulting in `"acb"` being accepted for `"_abc_"`. This is a bug introduced in version 2.10.0: checking the "iss" claim changed from `isinstance(issuer, list)` to `isinstance(issuer, Sequence)`. Since str is a Sequnce, but not a list, `in` is also used for string comparison. This results in `if "abc" not in "__abcd__":` being checked instead of `if "abc" != "__abc__":`. Signature checks are still present so real world impact is likely limited to denial of service scenarios. This issue has been patched in version 2.10.1. All users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Timeline
dates in UTC- 2024-11-2919:15CVE publishedNVD
Observed activity
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- Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2024-53861?format=txt
- CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2024-53861?format=csv
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Versions per branch
NVD · CISA-ADP · OSV| Branch | Affected | Fixed in | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.10 | = 2.10.0 | no fix published | NVD · CISA-ADP |
| Branch | Affected | Fixed in | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.10 | ≥ 2.10.0, < 2.10.1 | 2.10.1 | OSV |
as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.
Distribution builds and vendor advisories
Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.
version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.
Vendor advisories
- CVE-2024-53861 Red Hat Product Security
pyjwt: Issuer field partial matches allowed in pyjwt
Fix
Advisories and patches
- github.comPatch
- github.comPatch
- github.comVendor Advisory
Detection
- Nuclei template
- none so far ProjectDiscovery
- Exploit-DB
- no entry Exploit-DB
- Proof-of-concept repositories
- none listed PoC-in-GitHub
Sources
Technical details
- CVSS v3 Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Published
- 2024-11-29
- Last Modified
- 2026-06-17
- NVD status
- Analyzed
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