VDB-334394 · CVE-2025-65945 · GHSA-869p-cjfg-cm3x

auth0 node-jws up to 3.2.2/4.0.1 Signature Verification createVerify signature verification

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in auth0 node-jws up to 3.2.2/4.0.1 and classified as problematic. Impacted is the function createVerify of the component Signature Verification. Such manipulation leads to signature verification. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-65945. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in auth0 node-jws up to 3.2.2/4.0.1. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function createVerify of the component Signature Verification. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a signature verification vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-347. The product does not verify, or incorrectly verifies, the cryptographic signature for data. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

auth0/node-jws is a JSON Web Signature implementation for Node.js. In versions 3.2.2 and earlier and version 4.0.0, auth0/node-jws has an improper signature verification vulnerability when using the HS256 algorithm under specific conditions. Applications are affected when they use the jws.createVerify() function for HMAC algorithms and use user-provided data from the JSON Web Signature protected header or payload in HMAC secret lookup routines, which can allow attackers to bypass signature verification. This issue has been patched in versions 3.2.3 and 4.0.1.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-65945 since 11/18/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

Upgrading to version 3.2.3 or 4.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 34c45b2c04434f925b638de6a061de9339c0ea2e is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at EUVD (EUVD-2025-201250) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2909). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Affected

IBM App Connect Enterprise

Productinfo

Vendor

auth0

Name

node-jws

Version

License

open-source

Website

Product: https://github.com/auth0/node-jws/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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CNA Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Signature verification
CWE: CWE-347 / CWE-345
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: node-jws 3.2.3/4.0.1
Patch: 34c45b2c04434f925b638de6a061de9339c0ea2e

Timelineinfo

11/18/2025 CVE reserved
12/05/2025 +17 days Advisory disclosed
12/05/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
12/23/2025 +18 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-869p-cjfg-cm3x
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-65945 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-65945
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-334394
EUVD: 🔒
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-2909 - IBM App Connect Enterprise: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 12/05/2025 01:58
Updated: 12/23/2025 10:18
Changes: 12/05/2025 01:58 (67), 12/05/2025 05:49 (1), 12/23/2025 10:18 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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