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HIGH7.5

GHSA-869p-cjfg-cm3x

auth0/node-jws Improperly Verifies HMAC Signature

Quick fix

GHSA-869p-cjfg-cm3x — jws: upgrade to the fixed version with the command below.

npm install jws@3.2.3

Details

### Overview An improper signature verification vulnerability exists when using auth0/node-jws with the HS256 algorithm under specific conditions.

### Am I Affected? You are affected by this vulnerability if you meet all of the following preconditions:

1. Application uses the auth0/node-jws implementation of JSON Web Signatures, versions <=3.2.2 || 4.0.0 2. Application uses the jws.createVerify() function for HMAC algorithms 3. Application uses user-provided data from the JSON Web Signature Protected Header or Payload in the HMAC secret lookup routines

You are NOT affected by this vulnerability if you meet any of the following preconditions: 1. Application uses the jws.verify() interface (note: `auth0/node-jsonwebtoken` users fall into this category and are therefore NOT affected by this vulnerability) 2. Application uses only asymmetric algorithms (e.g. RS256) 3. Application doesn’t use user-provided data from the JSON Web Signature Protected Header or Payload in the HMAC secret lookup routines

### Fix Upgrade auth0/node-jws version to version 3.2.3 or 4.0.1

### Acknowledgement Okta would like to thank Félix Charette for discovering this vulnerability.

Are you affected?

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Affected packages

npm/jws
Introduced in: 0Fixed in: 3.2.3
Fixnpm install jws@3.2.3
npm/jws
Introduced in: 4.0.0Fixed in: 4.0.1
Fixnpm install jws@4.0.1

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