Authlib: is_secure_transport() loopback exemption can be bypassed with a userinfo component, allowing cleartext-HTTP URLs to non-loopback hosts (authlib authlib)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.27 % · percentile 20 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- GitHub_M
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
Authlib is a Python library which builds OAuth and OpenID Connect servers. From 0.13 until 1.8.0, authlib.common.security.is_secure_transport() uses a textual prefix comparison for loopback HTTP exemptions, so a URL whose userinfo begins with a loopback host can be accepted even when its parsed host is an external non-loopback system. An external party able to supply a URL to OIDC RP-Initiated Logout registration, authorization-server metadata validation, or another call site can bypass the TLS-required guard and cause cleartext redirection or acceptance of cleartext endpoints. The issue does not bypass redirect URI exact matching and does not by itself forge tokens or authenticate users. The vulnerable authlib.common.security.is_secure_transport() implementation in authlib/common/security.py misinterprets the userinfo component before OIDC RP-Initiated Logout dynamic client registration and other consumers enforce transport security. This issue is fixed in version 1.8.0.
Weaknesses (CWE)
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | LOW 2.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N | GitHub_M |
| CVSS 3.1 | LOW 2.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N | NVD · security-advisories@github.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | LOW 3.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-jj7h-c3hg-m23x — Authlib: is_secure_transport() loopback exemption can be bypassed with a userinfo component, allowing cleartext-HTTP URLs to non-loopback hosts
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-108513
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-114614
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:authlib:authlib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 0.13 < 1.8.0
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| authlib · authlib | affected < 1.8.0 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |