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

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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: - firebase-tools-7.1.0.tgz (Root Library) - :x: **jsonwebtoken-8.5.1.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: afe1334984105dcff7dbeba0cbcb6b5f49444b16

Found in base branch: master

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 (9.8)

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

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://github.com/auth0/node-jsonwebtoken/security/advisories/GHSA-27h2-hvpr-p74q

Release Date: 2022-12-21

Fix Resolution: jsonwebtoken - 9.0.0

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:heavy_check_mark: This issue was automatically closed by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) was either marked as ignored or it is no longer part of the Mend inventory.