jsonwebtoken vulnerable to signature validation bypass due to insecure default algorithm in jwt.verify() #19

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opened 2022-12-23 04:43:29 +00:00 by argoyle · 0 comments
argoyle commented 2022-12-23 04:43:29 +00:00 (Migrated from gitlab.com)

⚠️ dependabot-gitlab has detected security vulnerability for jsonwebtoken in path: /, manifest_file: /package.json but was unable to update it! ⚠️

Package Severity Affected versions Patched versions IDs
jsonwebtoken (NPM) MODERATE <= 8.5.1 9.0.0 GHSA-qwph-4952-7xr6,CVE-2022-23540

Description

Overview

In versions <=8.5.1 of jsonwebtoken library, lack of algorithm definition in the jwt.verify() function can lead to signature validation bypass due to defaulting to the none algorithm for signature verification.

Am I affected?

You will be affected if you do not specify algorithms in the jwt.verify() function

How do I fix it?

Update to version 9.0.0 which removes the default support for the none algorithm in the jwt.verify() method.

Will the fix impact my users?

There will be no impact, if you update to version 9.0.0 and you don’t need to allow for the none algorithm. If you need 'none' algorithm, you have to explicitly specify that in jwt.verify() options.

References

⚠️ `dependabot-gitlab` has detected security vulnerability for `jsonwebtoken` in path: `/`, manifest_file: `/package.json` but was unable to update it! ⚠️ * https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qwph-4952-7xr6 | Package | Severity | Affected versions | Patched versions | IDs | |--------------------|----------|-------------------|------------------|----------------------------------------| | jsonwebtoken (NPM) | MODERATE | <= 8.5.1 | 9.0.0 | `GHSA-qwph-4952-7xr6`,`CVE-2022-23540` | # Description # Overview In versions `<=8.5.1` of `jsonwebtoken` library, lack of algorithm definition in the `jwt.verify()` function can lead to signature validation bypass due to defaulting to the `none` algorithm for signature verification. # Am I affected? You will be affected if you do not specify algorithms in the `jwt.verify()` function # How do I fix it? Update to version 9.0.0 which removes the default support for the none algorithm in the `jwt.verify()` method. # Will the fix impact my users? There will be no impact, if you update to version 9.0.0 and you don’t need to allow for the `none` algorithm. If you need 'none' algorithm, you have to explicitly specify that in `jwt.verify()` options. # References * https://github.com/auth0/node-jsonwebtoken/security/advisories/GHSA-qwph-4952-7xr6 * https://github.com/auth0/node-jsonwebtoken/commit/e1fa9dcc12054a8681db4e6373da1b30cf7016e3 * https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23540 * https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qwph-4952-7xr6
argoyle (Migrated from gitlab.com) closed this issue 2023-06-02 14:10:18 +00:00
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