# CVE-2020-7692: Improper Authorization in Google OAuth Client

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2020-7692-improper-authorization-in-google-oauth-client  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2021-09-28  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2020-7692 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2021-09-28

Improper Authorization in Google OAuth Client

Technologies: [com.google.oauth-client:google-oauth-client (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/com-google-oauth-client-google-oauth-client). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2020-7692 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2020-7692 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2020-7692?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 28 September 2021.

**Which products and versions are affected?** com.google.oauth-client:google-oauth-client (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.31.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2020-7692?** Yes. com.google.oauth-client:google-oauth-client (Maven): upgrade to 1.31.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2020-7692?** Check whether you run com.google.oauth-client:google-oauth-client (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- com.google.oauth-client:google-oauth-client (Maven): upgrade to 1.31.0 or later

  ```sh
  # set com.google.oauth-client:google-oauth-client to 1.31.0 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- com.google.oauth-client:google-oauth-client (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.31.0

## Identifiers

- CVE-2020-7692
- GHSA-f263-c949-w85g

## Related threats

- [google-oauth-java-client improperly verifies cryptographic signature](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2021-22573-google-oauth-java-client-improperly-verifies-cryptographic)
- [Duplicate Advisory: Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature in google-oauth-java-client](https://junglewise.ai/threats/duplicate-advisory-improper-verification-of-cryptographic-signature-in-647c6b70)