# CVE-2021-22573: google-oauth-java-client improperly verifies cryptographic signature

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2021-22573-google-oauth-java-client-improperly-verifies-cryptographic  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-04-09  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2021-22573 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2024-04-09

google-oauth-java-client improperly verifies cryptographic signature

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-2021-22573 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2021-22573 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2021-22573?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 9 April 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** com.google.oauth-client:google-oauth-client (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=1.16.0-rc,fixed=1.33.3.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2021-22573?** Yes. com.google.oauth-client:google-oauth-client (Maven): upgrade to 1.33.3 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2021-22573?** 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 1.33.3 or later

  ```sh
  # set com.google.oauth-client:google-oauth-client to 1.33.3 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- com.google.oauth-client:google-oauth-client (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=1.16.0-rc,fixed=1.33.3

## Identifiers

- CVE-2021-22573
- GHSA-hw42-3568-wj87

## Related threats

- [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)
- [Improper Authorization in Google OAuth Client](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2020-7692-improper-authorization-in-google-oauth-client)