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CVE-2023-25574

JupyterHub's LTI13Authenticator: JWT signature not validated

10.0 CriticalFix available

jupyterhub-ltiauthenticator is a JupyterHub authenticator for learning tools interoperability (LTI). LTI13Authenticator that was introduced in jupyterhub-ltiauthenticator 1.3.0 wasn't validating JWT signatures. This is believed to allow the LTI13Authenticator to authorize a forged request. Only users that has configured a JupyterHub installation to use the authenticator class LTI13Authenticator are affected. jupyterhub-ltiauthenticator version 1.4.0 removes LTI13Authenticator to address the issue. No known workarounds are available.

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
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.36%Up 0.3 points since Feb 27, 2025
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 10.0

JupyterHub's LTI13Authenticator: JWT signature not validated

jupyterhub-ltiauthenticator is a JupyterHub authenticator for learning tools interoperability (LTI). LTI13Authenticator that was introduced in jupyterhub-ltiauthenticator 1.3.0 wasn't validating JWT signatures. This is believed to allow the LTI13Authenticator to authorize a forged request. Only users that has configured a JupyterHub installation to use the authenticator class LTI13Authenticator are affected. jupyterhub-ltiauthenticator version 1.4.0 removes LTI13Authenticator to address the issue. No known workarounds are available.

Record
CVE-2023-25574
CVSS 3.1
10.0 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-347
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-29521 10.0

jupyterhub-ltiauthenticator is a JupyterHub authenticator for learning tools interoperability (LTI). LTI13Authenticator that was introduced in jupyterhub-ltiauthenticator 1.3.0 wasn't validating JWT signatures. This is believed to allow the LTI13Authenticator to authorize a forged request. Only users that has configured a JupyterHub installation to use the authenticator class LTI13Authenticator are affected. jupyterhub-ltiauthenticator version 1.4.0 removes LTI13Authenticator to address the issue. No known workarounds are available.

Record
EUVD-2023-29521
CVSS 3.1
10.0 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mcgx-2gcr-p3hp 10.0

LTI JupyterHub Authenticator does not properly validate JWT Signature

Impact

Only users that has configured a JupyterHub installation to use the authenticator class LTI13Authenticator are influenced.

LTI13Authenticator that was introduced in jupyterhub-ltiauthenticator 1.3.0 wasn't validating JWT signatures. This is believed to allow the LTI13Authenticator to authorize a forged request granting access to existing and new user identities.

Patches

None.

Workarounds

None.

References

Record
GHSA-mcgx-2gcr-p3hp
CVSS 3.1
10.0 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-347
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 10.0

jupyterhub-ltiauthenticator is a JupyterHub authenticator for learning tools interoperability (LTI). LTI13Authenticator that was introduced in jupyterhub-ltiauthenticator 1.3.0 wasn't validating JWT signatures. This is believed to allow the LTI13Authenticator to authorize a forged request. Only users that has configured a JupyterHub installation to use the authenticator class LTI13Authenticator are affected. jupyterhub-ltiauthenticator version 1.4.0 removes LTI13Authenticator to address the issue. No known workarounds are available.

Record
CVE-2023-25574
CVSS 3.1
10.0 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-347
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 10.0

JupyterHub's LTI13Authenticator: JWT signature not validated

jupyterhub-ltiauthenticator is a JupyterHub authenticator for learning tools interoperability (LTI). LTI13Authenticator that was introduced in jupyterhub-ltiauthenticator 1.3.0 wasn't validating JWT signatures. This is believed to allow the LTI13Authenticator to authorize a forged request. Only users that has configured a JupyterHub installation to use the authenticator class LTI13Authenticator are affected. jupyterhub-ltiauthenticator version 1.4.0 removes LTI13Authenticator to address the issue. No known workarounds are available.

Record
CVE-2023-25574
CVSS 3.1
10.0 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-347
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-mcgx-2gcr-p3hp 10.0

LTI JupyterHub Authenticator does not properly validate JWT Signature

Impact

Only users that has configured a JupyterHub installation to use the authenticator class LTI13Authenticator are influenced.

LTI13Authenticator that was introduced in jupyterhub-ltiauthenticator 1.3.0 wasn't validating JWT signatures. This is believed to allow the LTI13Authenticator to authorize a forged request granting access to existing and new user identities.

Patches

None.

Workarounds

None.

References

Record
GHSA-mcgx-2gcr-p3hp
CVSS 3.1
10.0 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-347
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2025-120 9.8

jupyterhub-ltiauthenticator is a JupyterHub authenticator for learning tools interoperability (LTI). LTI13Authenticator that was introduced in jupyterhub-ltiauthenticator 1.3.0 wasn't validating JWT signatures. This is believed to allow the LTI13Authenticator to authorize a forged request. Only users that has configured a JupyterHub installation to use the authenticator class LTI13Authenticator are affected. jupyterhub-ltiauthenticator version 1.4.0 removes LTI13Authenticator to address the issue. No known workarounds are available.

Record
PYSEC-2025-120
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
jupyterhub-ltiauthenticator
PyPI
 1.3.0 to 1.3.0
1.4.0
jupyterhub-ltiauthenticator
PyPI
 1.3.0 up to 1.4.0
1.4.0
jupyterhub-ltiauthenticator
PyPI
 through 1.3.0, plus listed versions
0.10.20.30.4.01.0.01.1.01.2.0
 None known

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2023-25574 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Jupyterhub Ltiauthenticator, published February 25, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.36%, the 29th percentile. Fixed in jupyterhub-ltiauthenticator 1.4.0.

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