CVE-2026-34531

MEDIUM

Flask-HTTPAuth invokes token verification callback when missing or empty token was given by client

Title source: cna

Description

Flask-HTTPAuth provides Basic, Digest and Token HTTP authentication for Flask routes. Prior to version 4.8.1, in a situation where the client makes a request to a token protected resource without passing a token, or passing an empty token, Flask-HTTPAuth would invoke the application's token verification callback function with the token argument set to an empty string. If the application had any users in its database with an empty string set as their token, then it could potentially authenticate the client request against any of those users. This issue has been patched in version 4.8.1.

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.0007
EPSS Percentile 20.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-287
Status published
Products (3)
miguelgrinberg/flask-httpauth < 4.8.1
miguelgrinberg/Flask-HTTPAuth < 4.8.1
pypi/Flask-HTTPAuth 0 - 4.8.1PyPI
Published Apr 01, 2026
Tracked Since Apr 02, 2026