CVE-2022-23529 (High) detected in jsonwebtoken-8.5.1.tgz

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CVE-2022-23529 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - jsonwebtoken-8.5.1.tgz

JSON Web Token implementation (symmetric and asymmetric)

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/jsonwebtoken/-/jsonwebtoken-8.5.1.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/jsonwebtoken/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• probot-12.1.1.tgz (Root Library)
  • octokit-auth-probot-1.2.6.tgz
    • auth-app-3.6.0.tgz
      • universal-github-app-jwt-1.1.0.tgz
        • ❌ jsonwebtoken-8.5.1.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability Details

node-jsonwebtoken is a JsonWebToken implementation for node.js. For versions <= 8.5.1 of jsonwebtoken library, if a malicious actor has the ability to modify the key retrieval parameter (referring to the secretOrPublicKey argument from the readme link of the jwt.verify() function, they can write arbitrary files on the host machine. Users are affected only if untrusted entities are allowed to modify the key retrieval parameter of the jwt.verify() on a host that you control. This issue has been fixed, please update to version 9.0.0.

Publish Date: 2022-12-21

URL: CVE-2022-23529

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.6)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: Low
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: Low
  • Integrity Impact: High
  • Availability Impact: Low

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: GHSA-27h2-hvpr-p74q

Release Date: 2022-12-21

Fix Resolution: jsonwebtoken - 9.0.0