python-jose before 1.3.2 allows attackers to have unspecified impact by leveraging failure to use a constant time comparison for HMAC keys.
python-jose before 1.3.2 allows attackers to have unspecified impact by leveraging failure to use a constant time comparison for HMAC keys.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python (PyPI) | python-jose | < 1.3.2 | 1.3.2 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7036
- https://github.com/mpdavis/python-jose/pull/35/commits/89b46353b9f611e9da38de3d2fedf52331167b93
- https://github.com/mpdavis/python-jose/commit/73007d6887a7517ac07c6e755e494baee49ef513
- https://github.com/mpdavis/python-jose
- https://github.com/mpdavis/python-jose/releases/tag/1.3.2
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/python-jose/PYSEC-2017-28.yaml
- https://web.archive.org/web/20210123221523/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95845
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95845
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-w799-prg3-cx77
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-208- Platform
- Python (PyPI)
- Package
python-jose- Disclosed
- 23.01.2017
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:20
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-w799-prg3-cx77 - CC BY 4.0
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2017-28 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: python-jose
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Python (PyPI)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 4
- First → latest
- 01.2017 12.2025
- Without a fix
- 2
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 2
- Medium 2
Disclosures per year
- 2017: 1
- 2018: 0
- 2019: 0
- 2020: 0
- 2021: 0
- 2022: 0
- 2023: 0
- 2024: 2
- 2025: 1
- 2026: 0
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