CVE-2020-10594
CVE-2020-10594 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Styria Django-rest-framework-json Web Tokens with a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.1. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-287.
Key facts
- Severity: Critical (CVSS 3.x base score 9.1)
- CVSS v2: 5.8
- EPSS exploit prediction: 1% (66th percentile)
- Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
- Weakness: CWE-287
- Affected product: Styria Django-rest-framework-json Web Tokens
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- Last modified:
Description
An issue was discovered in drf-jwt 1.15.x before 1.15.1. It allows attackers with access to a notionally invalidated token to obtain a new, working token via the refresh endpoint, because the blacklist protection mechanism is incompatible with the token-refresh feature. NOTE: drf-jwt is a fork of jpadilla/django-rest-framework-jwt, which is unmaintained.
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-10594?
- An issue was discovered in drf-jwt 1.15.x before 1.15.1. It allows attackers with access to a notionally invalidated token to obtain a new, working token via the refresh endpoint, because the blacklist protection mechanism is incompatible with the token-refresh feature. NOTE: drf-jwt is a fork of jpadilla/django-rest-framework-jwt, which is unmaintained.
- How severe is CVE-2020-10594?
- CVE-2020-10594 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.1, rated critical severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability none.
- Is CVE-2020-10594 being actively exploited?
- It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 1% (66th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- What products are affected by CVE-2020-10594?
- CVE-2020-10594 affects Styria Django-rest-framework-json Web Tokens. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.
- How do I fix CVE-2020-10594?
- Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its critical severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.
- When was CVE-2020-10594 published?
- CVE-2020-10594 was published on 2020-03-15 and last updated on 2026-06-17.
References
- https://github.com/Styria-Digital/django-rest-framework-jwt/issues/36
- https://github.com/jpadilla/django-rest-framework-jwt/issues/484
- https://pypi.org/project/drf-jwt/1.15.1/#history
Affected products (1)
- cpe:2.3:a:styria:django-rest-framework-json_web_tokens:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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