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Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

CVE-2019-1010161

High
9.8/10

Summary

Crypt-JWT prior to 0.023 is affected by: Incorrect Access Control. The impact is: bypass authentication. The component is: JWT.pm for JWT security token, line 614 in _decode_jws(). The attack vector is: network connectivity(crafting user-controlled input to bypass authentication). The fixed version is: 0.023.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-347 - Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

A cryptographic protocol is meant to ensure that services are provided in a secure manner. An application with absent or improper verification of cryptographic signatures allows malicious users to feed false messages to valid users or to disclose sensitive data, subverting the goals of the protocol. This can lead to security failures such as false authentication, account hijacking, and privilege escalation.

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