VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-27306
An improper access control vulnerability in the JWT plugin in Kong Gateway prior to 2.3.2.0 allows unauthenticated users access to authenticated routes without a valid token JWT.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 1.79%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.79%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An improper access control vulnerability in the JWT plugin in Kong Gateway prior to 2.3.2.0 allows unauthenticated users access to authenticated routes without a valid token JWT.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.79% probability · 77th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-706
- Affected
- konghq/kong gateway
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://docs.konghq.com/enterprise/changelog/#core-1Vendor Advisory
- https://medium.com/%40sew.campos/cve-2021-27306-access-an-authenticated-route-on-kong-api-gateway-6ae3d81968a3
- https://docs.konghq.com/enterprise/changelog/#core-1Vendor Advisory
- https://medium.com/%40sew.campos/cve-2021-27306-access-an-authenticated-route-on-kong-api-gateway-6ae3d81968a3
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.