On routes using jwe-decrypt with strict: false and a
forward_header distinct from the token header an unauthenticated
client can supply the value the upstream treats as gateway-decrypted
plaintext. Similar can happen when forward-auth is configured with allow_degradation: true, and the auth service is unavailable.
This issue affects Apache APISIX: from 3.18.0 through 3.19.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.20.0, which fixes the issue.
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| Description | Authentication bypass by spoofing vulnerability in Apache APISIX. On routes using jwe-decrypt with strict: false and a forward_header distinct from the token header an unauthenticated client can supply the value the upstream treats as gateway-decrypted plaintext. Similar can happen when forward-auth is configured with allow_degradation: true, and the auth service is unavailable. This issue affects Apache APISIX: from 3.18.0 through 3.19.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.20.0, which fixes the issue. | |
| Title | Apache APISIX: jwe-decrypt and forward-auth may pass a client-supplied identity header | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-290 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: apache
Published:
Updated: 2026-11-13T17:53:07.017Z
Reserved: 2026-11-09T10:01:04.098Z
Link: CVE-2026-124679
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-11-13T18:17:31.393
Modified: 2026-11-13T18:17:31.393
Link: CVE-2026-124679
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