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CVE-2015-9235

In jsonwebtoken node module before 4.2.2 it is possible for an attacker to bypass verification when a token digitally signed with an asymmetric key (RS/ES family) of algorithms but instead the atta...

Published: May 29, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-20
NVD MITRE
9.8CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
8.3%
Top 5.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Verification Bypass in jsonwebtoken

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-20CWE-327

Affected Products

jsonwebtokennpmOSS Libraries
jsonwebtokenauth0
SaaS
Security Products / identity-access-mgmt
jsonwebtoken node moduleHackerOneOSS Libraries
npmpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries
auth0commercialSecurity Productsaka auth0.js, nextjs-auth0, login by auth0
hackeronecommercialUSOSS Librariesaka hacker one

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
Initial Access
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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-9235
nvd.nist.gov
https://github.com/auth0/node-jsonwebtoken/commit/1bb584bc382295eeb7ee8c4452a673a77a68b687
github.com
https://auth0.com/blog/2015/03/31/critical-vulnerabilities-in-json-web-token-libraries
auth0.com
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Timeline

Published
May 29, 2018
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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