Vulnerability Details 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 attacker send a token digitally signed with a symmetric algorithm (HS* family).
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.347
EPSS Ranking 96.8%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 9.8
CVSS v2 Score 7.5
References
- https://auth0.com/blog/2015/03/31/critical-vulnerabilities-in-json-web-token-libraries/
- https://github.com/auth0/node-jsonwebtoken/commit/1bb584bc382295eeb7ee8c4452a673a77a68b687
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/17
- https://www.timmclean.net/2015/02/25/jwt-alg-none.html
- https://auth0.com/blog/2015/03/31/critical-vulnerabilities-in-json-web-token-libraries/
- https://github.com/auth0/node-jsonwebtoken/commit/1bb584bc382295eeb7ee8c4452a673a77a68b687
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/17
- https://www.timmclean.net/2015/02/25/jwt-alg-none.html
Products affected by CVE-2015-9235
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cpe:2.3:a:auth0:jsonwebtoken:0.1.0
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cpe:2.3:a:auth0:jsonwebtoken:0.2.0
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cpe:2.3:a:auth0:jsonwebtoken:0.3.0
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cpe:2.3:a:auth0:jsonwebtoken:0.4.0
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cpe:2.3:a:auth0:jsonwebtoken:0.4.1
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cpe:2.3:a:auth0:jsonwebtoken:1.0.0
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cpe:2.3:a:auth0:jsonwebtoken:1.0.2
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cpe:2.3:a:auth0:jsonwebtoken:1.1.0
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cpe:2.3:a:auth0:jsonwebtoken:1.1.1
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cpe:2.3:a:auth0:jsonwebtoken:1.1.2
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cpe:2.3:a:auth0:jsonwebtoken:1.2.0
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cpe:2.3:a:auth0:jsonwebtoken:1.3.0
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cpe:2.3:a:auth0:jsonwebtoken:2.0.0
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cpe:2.3:a:auth0:jsonwebtoken:3.0.0
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cpe:2.3:a:auth0:jsonwebtoken:3.1.0
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cpe:2.3:a:auth0:jsonwebtoken:3.1.1
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cpe:2.3:a:auth0:jsonwebtoken:3.2.0
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cpe:2.3:a:auth0:jsonwebtoken:3.2.1
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cpe:2.3:a:auth0:jsonwebtoken:3.2.2
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cpe:2.3:a:auth0:jsonwebtoken:4.0.0
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cpe:2.3:a:auth0:jsonwebtoken:4.1.0
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cpe:2.3:a:auth0:jsonwebtoken:4.2.0
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cpe:2.3:a:auth0:jsonwebtoken:4.2.1