Authlib: Unvalidated request_uri fetch in JWT-secured authorization request (JAR) leading to SSRF (authlib authlib)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.39 % Β· percentile 33 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- GitHub_M
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
Authlib is a Python library which builds OAuth and OpenID Connect servers. Prior to 1.9.0, Authlib's RFC 9101 JWTAuthenticationRequest passes the unauthenticated, client-controlled request_uri parameter to the abstract get_request_object() hook before applying a destination or registration policy; the hook itself performs no network request, while the documentation demonstrates an unrestricted HTTP fetch. In deployments whose integrator implements that hook as an unrestricted outbound fetch, a remote attacker who knows a valid public client identifier can make the authorization server request internal, link-local, or otherwise unintended URLs and can distinguish fetch outcomes through different error responses and timing. Deployments whose custom hook already applies a secure allowlist, destination controls, and retrieval limits are not affected. The JWTAuthenticationRequest implementation in authlib/oauth2/rfc9101/authorization_server.py forwards request_uri to get_request_object() before an application-approved retrieval policy accepts the destination. This issue is fixed in version 1.9.0.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-918 β Server-Side Request Forgery
References
- https://github.com/authlib/authlib/security/advisories/GHSA-x4rv-c3wx-4cr8
- https://github.com/authlib/authlib/pull/949
- https://github.com/authlib/authlib/commit/6563f6f7a8c2f71d2f85ee7511d72a4fbae3acc0
- https://github.com/authlib/authlib/commit/891e3f10ae5989176211f8be35dcc7cd40aa92c6
- https://github.com/authlib/authlib/releases/tag/v1.9.0
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N | GitHub_M |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N | NVD Β· security-advisories@github.com (Secondary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-x4rv-c3wx-4cr8 β Authlib: Unvalidated request_uri fetch in JWT-secured authorization request (JAR) leading to SSRF
European references
- ENISA EUVD Β· EUVD-2026-108522
- GCVE Β· GCVE-0-2026-114620
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:authlib:authlib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*β₯ 1.6.0 < 1.9.0
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| authlib Β· authlib | affected < 1.9.0 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST β attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA β reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain β this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |