CVE-2026-57997 (GCVE-0-2026-57997)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-29 21:16 – Updated: 2026-07-01 14:25
VLAI
Title
Strapi users-permissions - JWT Algorithm Confusion via Missing Algorithm Configuration
Summary
Strapi users-permissions plugin fails to restrict JWT algorithms when plugin::users-permissions.jwt.algorithm is not explicitly configured, allowing acceptance of HS384 and HS512 tokens alongside HS256. Attackers possessing the jwtSecret can mint tokens with non-standard HMAC variants to bypass algorithm restrictions and weaken authentication controls.
Severity
6.3 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
4.8 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-327 - Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
strapi strapi Affected: 0 , < 5.7.0 (semver)
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Date Public
2026-02-06 22:00
Credits
BL4CK570RM
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