CVE-2020-8595

istio: unauthorised access to JWT protected HTTP path

Published Feb 12, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 7.3 High EPSS 2.6% KEV · Not listed
Description
Istio versions 1.2.10 (End of Life) and prior, 1.3 through 1.3.7, and 1.4 through 1.4.3 allows authentication bypass. The Authentication Policy exact-path matching logic can allow unauthorized access to HTTP paths even if they are configured to be only accessed after presenting a valid JWT token. For example, an attacker can add a ? or # character to a URI that would otherwise satisfy an exact-path match.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-29443 Istio versions 1.2.10 (End of Life) and prior, 1.3 through 1.3.7, and 1.4 through 1.4.3 allows authentication bypass. The Authentication Policy exact-path matching logic can allow unauthorized access to HTTP paths even if they are configured to be only accessed after presenting a valid JWT token. For example, an attacker can add a ? or # character to a URI that would otherwise satisfy an exact-path match.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 10:03 AM
Reserved
Feb 3, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 12, 2020, 3:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:26 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Feb 11, 2020, 6:00 PM