CVE-2025-54576
What it is
OAuth2-Proxy is an open-source tool that can act as either a standalone reverse proxy or a middleware component integrated into existing reverse proxy or load balancer setups. In versions 7.10.0 and below, oauth2-proxy deployments are vulnerable when using the skip_auth_routes configuration option with regex patterns. Attackers can bypass authentication by crafting URLs with query parameters that satisfy configured regex patterns, allowing unauthorized access to protected resources. The issue stems from skip_auth_routes matching against the full request URI. Deployments using skip_auth_routes with regex patterns containing wildcards or broad matching patterns are most at risk. This issue is fixed in version 7.11.0. Workarounds include: auditing all skip_auth_routes configurations for overly permissive patterns, replacing wildcard patterns with exact path matches where possible, ensuring regex patterns are properly anchored (starting with ^ and ending with $), or implementing custom validation that strips query parameters before regex matching.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of data exposure, data tampering.
- Exploit odds
- 1.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 1.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 9.1 CRITICAL (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 1.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-290
- Record status
- Analyzed
Affected
- oauth2 Proxy Project oauth2 Proxy < 7.11.0
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 9.1
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- https://github.com/oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy/commit/9ffafad4b2d2f9f7668e5504565f356a7c047b77
- https://github.com/oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy/releases/tag/v7.11.0
- https://github.com/oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy/security/advisories/GHSA-7rh7-c77v-6434
References
- https://github.com/oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy/blob/f4b33b64bd66ad28e9b0d63bea51837b83c00ca1/oauthproxy.go#L582-L584
- https://github.com/oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy/blob/f4b33b64bd66ad28e9b0d63bea51837b83c00ca1/pkg/requests/util/util.go#L37-L44
- https://github.com/oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy/commit/9ffafad4b2d2f9f7668e5504565f356a7c047b77
- https://github.com/oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy/releases/tag/v7.11.0
- https://github.com/oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy/security/advisories/GHSA-7rh7-c77v-6434
- https://oauth2-proxy.github.io/oauth2-proxy/configuration/overview/#proxy-options