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CRITICALCVE-2026-31946Published Modified CNA GitHub_M

CVE-2026-31946: OpenOLAT: Authentication bypass via forged JWT in OIDC implicit flow

OpenOlat is an open source web-based e-learning platform for teaching, learning, assessment and communication. From version 10.5.4 to before version 20.2.5, OpenOLAT's OpenID Connect implicit flow implementation does not verify JWT signatures. The JSONWebToken.parse() method silently discards the signature segment of the compact JWT (header.payload.signature), and the getAccessToken() methods in both OpenIdConnectApi and OpenIdConnectFullConfigurableApi only validate claim-level fields (issuer, audience, state, nonce) without any cryptographic signature verification against the Identity Provider's JWKS endpoint. This issue has been patched in version 20.2.5.

Metrics

CVSS v3.1
9.8
Severity
CRITICAL
Fixed in
Affected Products
1
Affected packages
  • OpenOLAT / OpenOLAT
    >= 10.5.4, < 20.2.5
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H