Description
An improper access control vulnerability in the JWT plugin in Kong Gateway prior to 2.3.2.0 allows unauthenticated users access to authenticated routes without a valid token JWT.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://docs.konghq.com/enterprise/changelog/#core-1
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
https://medium.com/%40sew.campos/cve-2021-27306-access-an-authenticated-route-on-kong-api-gateway-6ae3d81968a3
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0179
EPSS Percentile
75.4%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-706
Status
published
Products (1)
konghq/kong_gateway
< 2.3.2.0
Published
Mar 18, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026