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CVE-2022-23540

Published: Dec 22, 2022Updated: Feb 13, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-287
6.4MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 59.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

jsonwebtoken vulnerable to signature validation bypass due to insecure default algorithm in jwt.verify()

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HPR:LUI:NS:UC:LI:HA:L
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:HIntegrity
High
A:LAvailability
Low
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Weaknesses

CWE-287CWE-347

Affected Products

auth0
commercialaka login by auth0, auth0.js, nextjs-auth0
node-jsonwebtokenSaaS
Security Products / identity-access-mgmt
jsonwebtokenSaaS
Security Products / identity-access-mgmt
npm
package-ecosystem
jsonwebtoken
OSS Libraries

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

3 techniques
Collection
Initial Access
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References

https://github.com/auth0/node-jsonwebtoken/security/advisories/GHSA-qwph-4952-7xr6
github.com
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23540
nvd.nist.gov
https://github.com/auth0/node-jsonwebtoken/commit/e1fa9dcc12054a8681db4e6373da1b30cf7016e3
github.com
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