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CVE-2020-28042: Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

November 2, 2020 (updated November 17, 2020)

ServiceStack mishandles JWT signature verification unless an application has a custom ValidateToken function that establishes a valid minimum length for a signature.

References

  • forums.servicestack.net/t/servicestack-v5-9-2-released/8850
  • github.com/ServiceStack/ServiceStack/commit/540d4060e877a03ae95343c1a8560a26768585ee
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-28042
  • www.shielder.it/advisories/servicestack-jwt-signature-verification-bypass/
  • www.shielder.it/blog/2020/11/re-discovering-a-jwt-authentication-bypass-in-servicestack/

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 5.9.2

Fixed versions

  • 5.9.2

Solution

Upgrade to version 5.9.2 or above.

Impact 5.3 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-347: Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

Source file

nuget/ServiceStack/CVE-2020-28042.yml

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