# CVE-2021-29500: Missing validation of JWT signature

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2021.BUILD-SNAPSHOT
- Published: 2021-06-04 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- fxbin bubble-fireworks: fixed in 2021.BUILD-SNAPSHOT

## Description

bubble fireworks is an open source java package relating to Spring Framework. In bubble fireworks before version 2021.BUILD-SNAPSHOT there is a vulnerability in which the package did not properly verify the signature of JSON Web Tokens. This allows to forgery of valid JWTs.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on fxbin bubble-fireworks, upgrade to a fixed version (2021.BUILD-SNAPSHOT) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/fxbin/bubble-fireworks/security/advisories/GHSA-hj36-84cp-29pr

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