CVE-2022-23539CWE-327

jsonwebtoken unrestricted key type could lead to legacy keys usage

Medium · published December 22, 2022

CVSS v3.1
5.9
EPSS
1%
Percentile
43.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Versions `<=8.5.1` of `jsonwebtoken` library could be misconfigured so that legacy, insecure key types are used for signature verification. For example, DSA keys could be used with the RS256 algorithm. You are affected if you are using an algorithm and a key type other than a combination listed in the GitHub Security Advisory as unaffected. This issue has been fixed, please update to version 9.0.0. This version validates for asymmetric key type and algorithm combinations. Please refer to the above mentioned algorithm / key type combinations for the valid secure configuration. After updating to version 9.0.0, if you still intend to continue with signing or verifying tokens using invalid key type/algorithm value combinations, you’ll need to set the `allowInvalidAsymmetricKeyTypes` option to `true` in the `sign()` and/or `verify()` functions.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.9 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00520 · 43.3th percentile
Weakness
CWE-327 · Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm
Published
2022-12-22T23:20Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 22 DEC 23:20Z
    jsonwebtoken unrestricted key type could lead to legacy keys usage
    cvelistv5