CVE-2018-6873: Improper Authentication

April 4, 2018 (updated October 3, 2019)

The Auth0 authentication service allows privilege escalation because the JWT audience field is not validated.

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/103695
auth0.com/docs/security/bulletins/cve-2018-6873
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6873

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