The AsyncHttpClient (AHC) library allows Java applications to easily execute HTTP requests and asynchronously process HTTP responses. In 3.0.12, a peer offering only Digest qop=auth-int causes mutual-authentication verification to be skipped. AuthenticatorUtils.computeExpectedRspAuth returns no expected value for auth-int, and Interceptors treats that result as unverifiable but nonfatal, so a response with an invalid rspauth value is accepted. A peer that does not know the shared secret can therefore be accepted as the authenticated server. This issue is fixed in version 3.0.13.
PUBLISHED5.2CWE-303CWE-757
AsyncHttpClient: Digest mutual authentication is switched off by a peer offering qop=auth-int
Problem type
- CWE-303: Incorrect Implementation of Authentication Algorithm
- CWE-757: Selection of Less-Secure Algorithm During Negotiation ('Algorithm Downgrade')
Affected products
AsyncHttpClient
async-http-client
= 3.0.12 - AFFECTED
References
https://github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/security/advisories/GHSA-qhv6-3pmh-95q4
https://github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/security/advisories/GHSA-qhv6-3pmh-95q4
https://github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/commit/a5422493b638226666a1ecb5f82826c7c7845b99
https://github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/commit/a5422493b638226666a1ecb5f82826c7c7845b99
https://github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/releases/tag/async-http-client-project-3.0.13
https://github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/releases/tag/async-http-client-project-3.0.13
JSON source
https://cveawg.mitre.org/api/cve/CVE-2026-107279Click to expand
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