jsonwebtoken up to 8.5.1 jwt.verify improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in jsonwebtoken up to 8.5.1. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects the function jwt.verify. The manipulation results in improper authentication. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2022-23540. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in jsonwebtoken up to 8.5.1. Affected is the function jwt.verify. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 12/22/2022. The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-23540 since 01/19/2022. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

Upgrading to version 9.0.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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CNA Base Score: 6.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: jsonwebtoken 9.0.0
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

01/19/2022 🔍
12/22/2022 +337 days 🔍
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02/14/2025 +784 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: e1fa9dcc12054a8681db4e6373da1b30cf7016e3
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-23540 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-23540
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-216516

Entryinfo

Created: 12/22/2022 09:07
Updated: 02/14/2025 00:26
Changes: 12/22/2022 09:07 (38), 01/22/2023 10:16 (3), 01/22/2023 10:23 (21), 02/14/2025 00:26 (22)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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