CVE-2024-37568
unknown
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
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Description
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.)
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
30%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or โ if you've already worked around this in production โ publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
โ Propose a mitigation on Community โ Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| โ | Affected | โ |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 1.3.1-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 1.3.1-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 1.3.1-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 0.15.4-1+deb11u1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 1.2.0-1+deb12u1 |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | authlib | <1.3.1 | 1.3.1 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-37568
- https://github.com/lepture/authlib/issues/654
- https://github.com/lepture/authlib
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/authlib/PYSEC-2024-52.yaml
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00032.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FHJI32SN4FNAUVNALVGOKWHNSQ6XS3M5
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IZI7HYGN7VZAYFV6UV3SRLYF7QGERXIU
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/algorithm-confusion-in-lepture-authlib-cve-2024-37568
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-37568.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-37568
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.