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

EPSS: 0.025 (83.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Dwyl Hapi-auth-jwt2
Hackerone Hapi-auth-jwt2 Node Module — versions 5.1.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

support@hackerone.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
support@hackerone.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
support@hackerone.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

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.