Vulnerability in github.com/ory/hydra (CVE-2020-5300)
Summary
Vulnerability in github.com/ory/hydra (CVE-2020-5300). Confidential information can be exposed externally. Exploitable via jti. Mitigation: upgrade to 1.4.0 or later.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
Impact
When using client authentication method "private_key_jwt" [1], OpenId specification says the following about assertion jti:
A unique identifier for the token, which can be used to prevent reuse of the token. These tokens MUST only be used once, unless conditions for reuse were negotiated between the parties
Hydra does not seem to check the uniqueness of this jti value. Here is me sending the same token request twice, hence with the same jti assertion, and getting two access tokens:
$ curl --insecure --location --request POST 'https://localhost/_/oauth2/token' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded' \
--data-urlencode 'grant_type=client_credentials' \
--data-urlencode 'client_id=c001d00d-5ecc-beef-ca4e-b00b1e54a111' \
--data-urlencode 'scope=application openid' \
--data-urlencode 'client_assertion_type=urn:ietf:params:oauth:client-assertion-type:jwt-bearer' \
--data-urlencode 'client_assertion=eyJhb [...] jTw'
{"access_token":"zeG0NoqOtlACl8q5J6A-TIsNegQRRUzqLZaYrQtoBZQ.VR6iUcJQYp3u_j7pwvL7YtPqGhtyQe5OhnBE2KCp5pM","expires_in":3599,"scope":"application openid","token_type":"bearer"}⏎ ~$ curl --insecure --location --request POST 'https://localhost/_/oauth2/token' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded' \
--data-urlencode 'grant_type=client_credentials' \
--data-urlencode 'client_id=c001d00d-5ecc-beef-ca4e-b00b1e54a111' \
--data-urlencode 'scope=application openid' \…
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) NVD GitHub Advisory OSV
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2020-5300 has been found in github.com/ory/hydra.
Attackers can target a specific entry point like jti over the network to misuse the product.
Confidential information can be exposed externally.
What to do: upgrade github.com/ory/hydra to 1.4.0 or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "github.com/ory/hydra CVE-2020-5300" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2020-5300 (github.com/ory/hydra) — CWE-294
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable)
Attack surface: jti / private_key_jwt
Patched: 1.4.0 — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-294) exists in github.com/ory/hydra. Attackers reach the vulnerable code path via jti.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of github.com/ory/hydra. Attack surface: jti / private_key_jwt.
Severity: ?. Confidential information can be exposed externally.
Update to 1.4.0.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'github.com/ory/hydra' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'github.com/ory/hydra' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
github.com/ory/hydraを grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2Apply patch patch
Upgrade github.com/ory/hydra to 1.4.0ステージング環境で 1.4.0 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスを含めること。
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3Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
References
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- package github.com
- web github.com
- web github.com
- web github.com
- web openid.net