Authentication Bypass Affecting jsjws package, versions <2.0.0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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  • Snyk IDnpm:jsjws:20150531
  • published20 Oct 2016
  • disclosed31 Mar 2016
  • creditTim McLean

Introduced: 31 Mar 2016

CVE NOT AVAILABLE CWE-592  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade jsjws to version 2.0.0 or higher.

Overview

The jsjws is a pure JavaScript implementation of JSON Web Signature. JSON Web Tokens are an open, industry standard method for representing claims securely between two parties.

Affected versions of this module treated tokens signed with the none algorithm as a valid token with a verified signature and resulted in giving attackers arbitrary account access.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1