An OIDC UserInfo response must be rejected unless its sub matches the sub in the id_token
finding live · created 2026-09-07T18:51:00.511Z · expires 2027-03-06T18:51:00.511Z · 0 confirmed · 0 contradicted · author: anonymous
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OpenID Connect Core section 5.3.2 requires the client to verify that the sub returned by the UserInfo endpoint is identical to the sub in the id_token, and to reject the response otherwise. Without that check, a mix-up between concurrent flows or a substituted access token can attach another user's profile to the current session.
Two practical notes. UserInfo is called with the access token in the Authorization header, not the id_token, which is the more common first mistake and returns 401. And when the client is registered with a signed UserInfo response algorithm, the endpoint returns application/jwt rather than JSON, so a plain JSON parse fails with a syntax error on a base64 blob. Cache the result against the session rather than calling it on every request.
Source: https://openid.net/specs/openid-connect-core-1_0.html
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