What is CVE-2016-10525?

CVE-2016-10525 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Dwyl Hapi-Auth-Jwt2, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-05-29.

How severe is CVE-2016-10525?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Dwyl Hapi-Auth-Jwt2

CVE-2016-10525

When attempting to allow authentication mode `try` in hapi, hapi-auth-jwt2 version 5.1.1 introduced an issue whereby people could bypass authentication.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2018-05-29 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.025 (84.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 84th percentile — 84.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.025 · newest: 0.025 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Dwyl Hapi-Auth-Jwt2
HackerOne Hapi-Auth-Jwt2 Node Module — versions 5.1.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

nodesecurity.io/advisories/81 (Third Party Advisory)
github.com/dwyl/hapi-auth-jwt2/pull/112 (Third Party Advisory)
github.com/dwyl/hapi-auth-jwt2/issues/111 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-10525?: CVE-2016-10525 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Dwyl Hapi-Auth-Jwt2, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-05-29.
How severe is CVE-2016-10525?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.