1 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lacme-accountd b/lacme-accountd
index 68d0f39..5478cc2 100755
--- a/lacme-accountd
+++ b/lacme-accountd
@@ -256,6 +256,19 @@ sub conn($$$) {
         }
 
         my $req = "header=base64url($header) playload=base64url($payload)";
+
+        eval { $header = JSON::->new->decode($header); };
+        if ($@ or # couldn't decode (parse error)
+                # RFC 7515: not a JSON object
+                !defined($header) or ref($header) ne "HASH" or
+                # RFC 8555 sec. 6.2: the protected Header MUST include all these fields
+                grep !defined, @$header{qw/alg nonce url/} or
+                # RFC 8555 sec. 6.2: the protected header MUST include any of these fields
+                !grep defined, @$header{qw/jwk kid/}) {
+            info("[$id] NOSIGN [invalid JWS Protected Header] ", $req);
+            last;
+        }
+
         my $sig = $SIGN->($data) // panic();
         logmsg(noquiet => "[$id] SIGNED ", $req);
         $out->printflush( encode_base64url($sig), "\r\n" ) or warn "print: $!";