Auth bypass in Auth0 Node-jsonwebtoken

CVE-2022-23541

jsonwebtoken is an implementation of JSON Web Tokens. Versions `<= 8.5.1` of `jsonwebtoken` library can be misconfigured so that passing a poorly implemented key retrieval function referring to the `secretOrPublicKey` argument from the rea…

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.001 (19.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-23541?
CVE-2022-23541 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Auth0 Node-jsonwebtoken, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 5.0/10. Published 2022-12-22.
How severe is CVE-2022-23541?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.0 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-23541 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.