CVE-2025-45769 — Vulnerability in firebase/php-jwt — CVE Details
php-jwt contains weak encryption
What Should I Do?
Address in Next Maintenance Window
Low exploitation probability (0.02%). Schedule for your next planned update.
Summary
Advisory Timeline
- First published July 31, 2025 (438 days ago).
- Last revised September 10, 2026 — 405 days after initial publication.
Remediation
Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.
composer require "firebase/php-jwt:^7.0.0"
After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.
Affected Packages (1)
Affects 1 ecosystem: packagist (1).
| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed In |
|---|---|---|---|
| firebase/php-jwt | packagist | 1.0.0, 2.0.0, v2.1.0, v2.2.0 (+30 more) | 7.0.0 |
Vulnerability Classification
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.
- CWE-326Inadequate Encryption StrengthMITRE
CVSS Score Breakdown
What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 6.5 score means for each attack dimension.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-45769ADVISORY
- https://github.com/firebase/php-jwt/issues/611WEB
- https://github.com/firebase/php-jwt/issues/618WEB
- https://github.com/firebase/php-jwt/issues/620WEB
- https://github.com/firebase/php-jwt/pull/613WEB
- https://github.com/github/advisory-database/pull/6954WEB
- https://github.com/firebase/php-jwt/commit/6b80341bf57838ea2d011487917337901cd71576WEB
- https://gist.github.com/ZupeiNie/83756316c4c24fe97a50176a92608db3WEB
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2x45-7fc3-mxwqADVISORY
- https://github.com/firebaseWEB
- https://github.com/firebase/php-jwtPACKAGE
- https://github.com/firebase/php-jwt/releases/tag/v7.0.0WEB
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is CVE-2025-45769?
- php-jwt contains weak encryption This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of LOW (CVSS score: 6.5/10).
- How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2025-45769?
- CVE-2025-45769 affects firebase/php-jwt. It has a 0.02% probability of exploitation within 30 days (EPSS score). Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2025-45769 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.
Severity & Exploitability
Exploitation requires specific conditions or has limited impact. Remediate within weeks.
This is a below-median EPSS score — only 2.8% of tracked vulnerabilities score at or below it, so most tracked vulnerabilities are considered more likely to be exploited than this one.
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