Regression in JWT Signature Validation Affecting omniauth-auth0 package, versions >=2.3.0, <2.4.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.15% (52nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RUBY-OMNIAUTHAUTH0-1020812
  • published23 Oct 2020
  • disclosed22 Oct 2020
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 22 Oct 2020

CVE-2020-15240  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-287  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade omniauth-auth0 to version 2.4.1 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Regression in JWT Signature Validation. It improperly validates the JWT token signature when using the jwt_validator.verify method. Improper validation of the JWT token signature can allow an attacker to bypass authentication and authorization.

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