CVE-2022-23539: jsonwebtoken unrestricted key type could lead to legacy keys usage
First published: Thu Dec 22 2022(Updated: )
# Overview Versions `<=8.5.1` of `jsonwebtoken` library could be misconfigured so that legacy, insecure key types are used for signature verification. For example, DSA keys could be used with the RS256 algorithm. # Am I affected? You are affected if you are using an algorithm and a key type other than the combinations mentioned below | Key type | algorithm | |----------|------------------------------------------| | ec | ES256, ES384, ES512 | | rsa | RS256, RS384, RS512, PS256, PS384, PS512 | | rsa-pss | PS256, PS384, PS512 | And for Elliptic Curve algorithms: | `alg` | Curve | |-------|------------| | ES256 | prime256v1 | | ES384 | secp384r1 | | ES512 | secp521r1 | # How do I fix it? Update to version 9.0.0. This version validates for asymmetric key type and algorithm combinations. Please refer to the above mentioned algorithm / key type combinations for the valid secure configuration. After updating to version 9.0.0, If you still intend to continue with signing or verifying tokens using invalid key type/algorithm value combinations, you’ll need to set the `allowInvalidAsymmetricKeyTypes` option to `true` in the `sign()` and/or `verify()` functions. # Will the fix impact my users? There will be no impact, if you update to version 9.0.0 and you already use a valid secure combination of key type and algorithm. Otherwise, use the `allowInvalidAsymmetricKeyTypes` option to `true` in the `sign()` and `verify()` functions to continue usage of invalid key type/algorithm combination in 9.0.0 for legacy compatibility.
Credit: security-advisories@github.com security-advisories@github.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Auth0 Jsonwebtoken | <=8.5.1 | |
| redhat/jsonwebtoken | <9.0.0 | 9.0.0 |
| IBM Cognos Analytics | <=12.0-12.0.2 | |
| IBM Cognos Analytics | <=11.2.0-11.2.4 FP2 | |
| npm/jsonwebtoken | <=8.5.1 | 9.0.0 |
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Reference Links
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-23539 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23539 https://github.com/auth0/node-jsonwebtoken/security/advisories/GHSA-8cf7-32gw-wr33
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2155978
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:3265
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2022-23539
- https://github.com/auth0/node-jsonwebtoken/commit/e1fa9dcc12054a8681db4e6373da1b30cf7016e3
- https://github.com/auth0/node-jsonwebtoken/security/advisories/GHSA-8cf7-32gw-wr33
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240621-0007/
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/242968
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7149874 (Advisory)
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23539
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240621-0007
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8cf7-32gw-wr33 (Advisory)
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