# CVE-2024-31033: JJWT (aka Java JWT) through 0.12.5 ignores certain characters and thus a user might falsely conclude that they have a strong key.

- Also known as: GHSA-R65J-6H5F-4F92
- Severity: CVSS 6.8 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-04-01 · Updated: 2024-08-27

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

JJWT (aka Java JWT) through 0.12.5 ignores certain characters and thus a user might falsely conclude that they have a strong key. The impacted code is the setSigningKey() method within the DefaultJwtParser class and the signWith() method within the DefaultJwtBuilder class. NOTE: the vendor disputes this because the "ignores" behavior cannot occur (in any version) unless there is a user error in how JJWT is used, and because the version that was actually tested must have been more than six years out of date.

## What to do

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## References

- https://github.com/jwtk/jjwt
- https://www.viralpatel.net/java-create-validate-jwt-token/
- https://github.com/2308652512/JJWT_BUG
- https://github.com/jwtk/jjwt/issues/930#issuecomment-2032699358

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