CVE-2020-15084: Improper Authorization

June 30, 2020 (updated July 8, 2020)

In express-jwt (NPM package) up and including, the algorithms entry to be specified in the configuration is not being enforced. When algorithms is not specified in the configuration, with the combination of jwks-rsa, it may lead to authorization bypass.

References

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15084

Code Behaviors & Features

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