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CVE-2021-22573 (GCVE-0-2021-22573)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-05-03 15:45 – Updated: 2025-04-21 13:54
VLAI
Title
Incorrect signature verification on Google-oauth-java-client
Summary
The vulnerability is that IDToken verifier does not verify if token is properly signed. Signature verification makes sure that the token's payload comes from valid provider, not from someone else. An attacker can provide a compromised token with custom payload. The token will pass the validation on the client side. We recommend upgrading to version 1.33.3 or above
Severity
8.7 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-21 13:36 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-347 - Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Google LLC Google-oauth-java-client Affected: unspecified , < 1.33.2 (custom)
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