CVE-2018-0114
HIGHCisco Node-jose < 0.11.0 - Signature Verification Bypass
Title source: ruleDescription
A vulnerability in the Cisco node-jose open source library before 0.11.0 could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to re-sign tokens using a key that is embedded within the token. The vulnerability is due to node-jose following the JSON Web Signature (JWS) standard for JSON Web Tokens (JWTs). This standard specifies that a JSON Web Key (JWK) representing a public key can be embedded within the header of a JWS. This public key is then trusted for verification. An attacker could exploit this by forging valid JWS objects by removing the original signature, adding a new public key to the header, and then signing the object using the (attacker-owned) private key associated with the public key embedded in that JWS header.
Exploits (15)
nomisec
WORKING POC
by Pandora-research · poc
https://github.com/Pandora-research/CVE-2018-0114-Exploit
References (5)
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.8488
EPSS Percentile
99.4%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-347
Status
published
Products (2)
cisco/node-jose
< 0.11.0
npm/node-jose
0 - 0.11.0npm
Published
Jan 04, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026