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Improper signature verification in Perl Crypt::JWT

Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-347Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-347.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01338 71st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Perl Crypt::JWTPerl Crypt::JWTprior to 0.023 [fixed: after commit b98a59b42ded9f9e51b2560410106207c2152d6c]—No fix listedCNA
  • Perl Crypt::JWT VendorPerl Crypt::JWT Affected prior to 0.023 [fixed: after commit b98a59b42ded9f9e51b2560410106207c2152d6c] Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:perl_crypt\:\:jwt_project:perl_crypt\:\:jwt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*jwt_project perl_crypt\VulnerablePerl Crypt
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl_crypt\:\:jwt_project:perl_crypt\:\:jwt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions jwt_project perl_crypt\ Vulnerable ·Perl Crypt

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-1010263
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-54vx-xvq8-jh85

References

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