# CVE-2022-38180: In JetBrains Ktor before 2.1.0 the wrong authentication provider could be selected in some cases

- Also known as: GHSA-HCCX-CG4V-HRJX
- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.1.0
- Published: 2022-08-12 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- JetBrains Ktor: from 2.1.0, fixed in 2.1.0
- io.ktor:ktor (Maven): fixed in 2.1.0

## Description

In JetBrains Ktor before 2.1.0 the wrong authentication provider could be selected in some cases

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on JetBrains Ktor, io.ktor:ktor, upgrade to a fixed version (2.1.0) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://www.jetbrains.com/privacy-security/issues-fixed/
- https://github.com/ktorio/ktor/pull/3092

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