Versions 4.2.1 and earlier of jsonwebtoken
are affected by a verification bypass vulnerability. This is a result of weak validation of the JWT algorithm type, occuring when an attacker is allowed to arbitrarily specify the JWT algorithm.
Update to version 4.2.2 or later.
CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
---|---|---|---|
jsonwebtoken | lt | 4.2.2 |
auth0.com/blog/2015/03/31/critical-vulnerabilities-in-json-web-token-libraries
github.com/advisories/GHSA-c7hr-j4mj-j2w6
github.com/auth0/node-jsonwebtoken/commit/1bb584bc382295eeb7ee8c4452a673a77a68b687
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-9235
www.npmjs.com/advisories/17
www.timmclean.net/2015/02/25/jwt-alg-none.html