CVE-2015-9235

Impact:
Important
Public Date:
2018-03-31
CWE:
CWE-287
Bugzilla:
1584880: CVE-2015-9235 nodejs-jsonwebtoken: verification step bypass with an altered token

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

In jsonwebtoken node module before 4.2.2 it is possible for an attacker to bypass verification when a token digitally signed with an asymmetric key (RS/ES family) of algorithms but instead the attacker send a token digitally signed with a symmetric algorithm (HS* family).

Find out more about CVE-2015-9235 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v3 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS3 Base Score 7.3
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Impact Low
Availability Impact Low

Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Mobile Application Platform On-Premise 4 nodejs-jsonwebtoken Not affected

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