Use of a broken or risky cryptographic algorithm in pyjwt
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2022-29217 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-327 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
pyjwt Other software / Other software solutions |
| Vendor | jpadilla (José Padilla) |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Use of a broken or risky cryptographic algorithm
EUVDB-ID: #VU63168
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-29217
CWE-ID:
CWE-327 - Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to use of a broken or risky cryptographic algorithm. A remote attacker can cause key confusion through non-blocklisted public key formats.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionspyjwt: 1.5.0 - 2.3.0
External linkshttp://github.com/jpadilla/pyjwt/releases/tag/2.4.0
http://github.com/jpadilla/pyjwt/security/advisories/GHSA-ffqj-6fqr-9h24
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.
