CVE-2022-29266
apisix/jwt-auth may leak secrets in error response
In APache APISIX before 3.13.1, the jwt-auth plugin has a security issue that leaks the user's secret key because the error message returned from the dependency lua-resty-jwt contains sensitive information.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In APache APISIX before 3.13.1, the jwt-auth plugin has a security issue that leaks the user's secret key because the error message returned from the dependency lua-resty-jwt contains sensitive information.
- Record
CVE-2022-29266- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-209
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
apisix/jwt-auth may leak secrets in error response
In APache APISIX before 3.13.1, the jwt-auth plugin has a security issue that leaks the user's secret key because the error message returned from the dependency lua-resty-jwt contains sensitive information.
- Record
CVE-2022-29266- Weakness
- CWE-209
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-33609 No score
In APache APISIX before 3.13.1, the jwt-auth plugin has a security issue that leaks the user's secret key because the error message returned from the dependency lua-resty-jwt contains sensitive information.
- Record
EUVD-2022-33609- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x46m-gg6j-22gf
In APache APISIX before 3.13.1, an attacker can obtain a plugin-configured secret via an error...
In APache APISIX before 3.13.1, an attacker can obtain a plugin-configured secret via an error message response by sending an incorrect JSON Web Token to a route protected by the jwt-auth plugin. The error logic in the dependency library lua-resty-jwt enables sending an RS256 token to an endpoint that requires an HS256 token, with the original secret value included in the error response.
- Record
GHSA-x46m-gg6j-22gf- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-209
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-apisix-2022-29266 No score
apisix/jwt-auth may leak secrets in error response
In APache APISIX before 3.13.1, the jwt-auth plugin has a security issue that leaks the user's secret key because the error message returned from the dependency lua-resty-jwt contains sensitive information.
- Record
BIT-apisix-2022-29266- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
apisix/jwt-auth may leak secrets in error response
In APache APISIX before 3.13.1, the jwt-auth plugin has a security issue that leaks the user's secret key because the error message returned from the dependency lua-resty-jwt contains sensitive information.
- Record
CVE-2022-29266- Weakness
- CWE-209
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
apisixBitnami |
before 2.13.1 | 2.13.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-29266 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Apache Apisix, published April 20, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 8.14%, the 94th percentile. Fixed in apisix 2.13.1.