Auth bypass in Microsoft Azure Active Directory Passport

CVE-2016-7191

The Microsoft Azure Active Directory Passport (aka Passport-Azure-AD) library 1.x before 1.4.6 and 2.x before 2.0.1 for Node.js does not recognize the validateIssuer setting, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a crafted token.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.294 (98.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-7191?
CVE-2016-7191 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Azure Active Directory Passport, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2016-09-28.
How severe is CVE-2016-7191?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-7191 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.