SecuriTricks - CVE-2025-61152

Description

python-jose thru 3.3.0 allows JWT tokens with 'alg=none' to be decoded and accepted without any cryptographic signature verification. A malicious actor can craft a forged token with arbitrary claims (e.g., is_admin=true) and bypass authentication checks, leading to privilege escalation or unauthorized access in applications that rely on python-jose for token validation. This issue is exploitable unless developers explicitly reject 'alg=none' tokens, which is not enforced by the library.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor	Product	Versions
Python-jose	Python-jose	*

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-269

Improper Privilege Management

The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language	Software Edition	Target Software	Target Hardware	Other Information
a	python-jose	python-jose	/	/	/	/	/	/	/	/

References

https://github.com/javiermorales36/PoC-for-python-jose-alg-none-JWT-bypass-vulnerability/blob/main/CVE-2025-61152_Security_Advisory.md

https://pypi.org/project/python-jose

CVSS Score

6.5 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Attack Complexity: LOW
Privileges Required: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact: LOW
Integrity Impact: LOW
Availability Impact: NONE

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Timeline

Published: Oct. 10, 2025, 2:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Oct. 10, 2025, 3:16 p.m.

Status : Received

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

cve@mitre.org

CVE-2025-61152