Input validation error in node-jsonwebtoken - CVE-2022-23529

 

Input validation error in node-jsonwebtoken - CVE-2022-23529

Published: January 16, 2023 / Updated: January 31, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU71185
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-23529
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in jwt.verify function. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and execute arbitrary code on the target system.


Affected software

node-jsonwebtoken
QRadar Suite
strapi
Event Streams
IBM Integration Bus
IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation
Spectrum Discover
IBM Decision Optimization for Cloud Pak for Data
IBM Watson Assistant for IBM Cloud Pak for Data
IBM Watson Discovery for IBM Cloud Pak for Data
Data Replication on Cloud Pak for Data
IBM Maximo Application Suite
Automation Assets in IBM Cloud Pak for Integration (CP4I)
IBM Security Verify Information Queue
IBM Watson Machine Learning Accelerator
IBM App Connect Enterprise

How to mitigate CVE-2022-23529

Install updates from vendor's website.

node-jsonwebtoken - update to 9.0.0
QRadar Suite - update to 1.10.18.0
strapi - update to 4.5.6
Event Streams - update to 11.1.4
IBM Security Verify Information Queue - update to 10.0.5
IBM App Connect Enterprise - update to 11.0.0.20
IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation - addressed in versions 21.0.3.26, 23.0.1.4
Spectrum Discover - addressed in versions 2.0.4.8, 2.1.1
IBM Watson Machine Learning Accelerator - addressed in versions 2.2.6, 2.3.5, 3.1.0
IBM Decision Optimization for Cloud Pak for Data - update to 4.6.1
IBM Watson Assistant for IBM Cloud Pak for Data - update to 4.6.2
IBM Watson Discovery for IBM Cloud Pak for Data - update to 4.6.3
Data Replication on Cloud Pak for Data - update to 4.6.5
IBM Maximo Application Suite - addressed in versions 8.8.7, 8.9.3
Automation Assets in IBM Cloud Pak for Integration (CP4I) - update to 2022.2.1-5

Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes

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