CVE-2021-41106 File reference keys leads to incorrect hashes on HMAC algorithms

JWT is a library to work with JSON Web Token and JSON Web Signature. Prior to versions 3.4.6, 4.0.4, and 4.1.5, users of HMAC-based algorithms HS256, HS384, and HS512 combined with Lcobucci\JWT\Signer\Key\LocalFileReference as key are having their tokens issued/validated using the file path as...

CVE-2021-41106: File reference keys leads to incorrect hashes on HMAC algorithms

Impact Users of HMAC-based algorithms HS256, HS384, and HS512 combined with Lcobucci\JWT\Signer\Key\LocalFileReference as key are having their tokens issued/validated using the file path as hashing key - instead of the contents. The HMAC hashing functions take any string as input and, since users...