biscuit-java vulnerable to public key confusion in third party block
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
biscuit-java is the java implementation of Biscuit, an authentication and authorization token for microservices architectures. Third-party blocks can be generated without transferring the whole token to the third-party authority. Instead, a ThirdPartyBlock request can be sent, providing only the necessary info to generate a third-party block and to sign it, which includes the public key of the previous block (used in the signature) and the public keys part of the token symbol table (for public key interning in datalog expressions). A third-part block request forged by a malicious user can trick the third-party authority into generating datalog trusting the wrong keypair. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.0.0.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| biscuit-auth | biscuit-java | 3.0.0 to before 4.0.0 | 4.0.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | org.biscuitsec:biscuit (Maven) | 3.0.0 to before 4.0.0 | 4.0.0 | Patch available | GHSA-5hcj-rwm6-xmw4 |
- biscuit-java Vendorbiscuit-auth Affected 3.0.0 to before 4.0.0 Fixed in 4.0.0 Patch available CNA
- org.biscuitsec:biscuit (Maven) Vendor— Affected 3.0.0 to before 4.0.0 Fixed in 4.0.0 Patch available GHSA-5hcj-rwm6-xmw4
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:biscuitsec:biscuit-java:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.0 to before 4.0.0 | Vulnerable | biscuit-auth |
- cpe:2.3:a:biscuitsec:biscuit-java:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0 to before 4.0.0 Vulnerable ·biscuit-auth
Remediation
- Fix · CNA biscuit-java (biscuit-auth) Fixed in 4.0.0
- Fix · GHSA-5hcj-rwm6-xmw4 org.biscuitsec:biscuit (Maven) Fixed in 4.0.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-41948
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5hcj-rwm6-xmw4
References
Advisory 2
Sources
- CVE-2024-41948 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-41948 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5hcj-rwm6-xmw4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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