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TI-2023-14624 Aliases CVE-2023-30845

ESPv2 vulnerable to JWT authentication bypass via `X-HTTP-Method-Override` header

Priority HIGH 81CWE-287Published · 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
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.

Summary

ESPv2 is a service proxy that provides API management capabilities using Google Service Infrastructure. ESPv2 2.20.0 through 2.42.0 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability. API clients can craft a malicious `X-HTTP-Method-Override` header value to bypass JWT authentication in specific cases. ESPv2 allows malicious requests to bypass authentication if both the conditions are true: The requested HTTP method is **not** in the API service definition (OpenAPI spec or gRPC `google.api.http` proto annotations, and the specified `X-HTTP-Method-Override` is a valid HTTP method in the API service definition. ESPv2 will forward the request to your backend without checking the JWT. Attackers can craft requests with a malicious `X-HTTP-Method-Override` value that allows them to bypass specifying JWTs. Restricting API access with API keys works as intended and is not affected by this vulnerability. Upgrade deployments to release v2.43.0 or higher to receive a patch. This release ensures that JWT authentication occurs, even when the caller specifies `x-http-method-override`. `x-http-method-override` is still supported by v2.43.0+. API clients can continue sending this header to ESPv2.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00652 51st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed esp-v2 (GoogleCloudPlatform): 2.43.0

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
GoogleCloudPlatformesp-v22.20.0 to before 2.43.02.43.0Patch availableCNA
  • esp-v2 VendorGoogleCloudPlatform Affected 2.20.0 to before 2.43.0 Fixed in 2.43.0 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:google:espv2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.20.0 to before 2.43.0VulnerableGoogle
  • cpe:2.3:a:google:espv2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.20.0 to before 2.43.0 Vulnerable ·Google

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA esp-v2 (GoogleCloudPlatform) Fixed in 2.43.0

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-30845
  2. 2026-10-14 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Sources

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