light-oauth2 before version 2.1.27 obtains the public key without any verification.
Priority MEDIUM 60CWE-295Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Spoofing, Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-295 and CWE-347.
Summary
light-oauth2 before version 2.1.27 obtains the public key without any verification. This could allow attackers to authenticate to the application with a crafted JWT token.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00686 52nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed com.networknt:light-oauth2 (Maven): 2.1.27
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | com.networknt:light-oauth2 (Maven) | before 2.1.27 | 2.1.27 | Patch available | GHSA-mx47-h5fv-ghwh |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- com.networknt:light-oauth2 (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 2.1.27 Fixed in 2.1.27 Patch available GHSA-mx47-h5fv-ghwh
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-mx47-h5fv-ghwh com.networknt:light-oauth2 (Maven) Fixed in 2.1.27 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-31580
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mx47-h5fv-ghwh
- 2026-10-26 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
Sources
- CVE-2023-31580 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-31580 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mx47-h5fv-ghwh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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