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Vulnerability Change Records for CVE-2020-15084

Change History

CVE Modified by GitHub, Inc. 6/30/2020 1:15:10 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Changed Description 
In express-jwt (NPM package) up and including version 5.3.3, the algorithms entry to be specified in the configuration is not being enforced. When algorithms is not specified in the configuration, with the combination of jwks-rsa, it may lead to authorization bypass.

You are affected by this vulnerability if all of the following conditions apply:
- You are using express-jwt
- You do not have **algorithms**  configured in your express-jwt configuration.
- You are using libraries such as jwks-rsa as the **secret**. 

You can fix this by specifying **algorithms** in the express-jwt configuration. See linked GHSA for example.

This is also fixed in version 6.0.0.
 
In express-jwt (NPM package) up and including version 5.3.3, the algorithms entry to be specified in the configuration is not being enforced. When algorithms is not specified in the configuration, with the combination of jwks-rsa, it may lead to authorization bypass. You are affected by this vulnerability if all of the following conditions apply: - You are using express-jwt - You do not have **algorithms** configured in your express-jwt configuration. - You are using libraries such as jwks-rsa as the **secret**. You can fix this by specifying **algorithms** in the express-jwt configuration. See linked GHSA for example. This is also fixed in version 6.0.0.