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CVE-2021-41580: Improper Authentication

September 27, 2021 (updated November 7, 2023)

** DISPUTED ** The passport-oauth2 package for Node.js mishandles the error condition of failure to obtain an access token. This is exploitable in certain use cases where an OAuth identity provider uses an HTTP status code for authentication-failure error reports, and an application grants authorization upon simply receiving the access token (i.e., does not try to use the token). NOTE: the passport-oauth2 vendor does not consider this a passport-oauth2 vulnerability.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-f794-r6xc-hf3v
  • github.com/jaredhanson/passport-oauth2/commit/8e3bcdff145a2219033bd782fc517229fe3e05ea
  • github.com/jaredhanson/passport-oauth2/compare/v1.6.0...v1.6.1
  • github.com/jaredhanson/passport-oauth2/pull/144
  • medium.com/passportjs/no-access-token-no-service-7fb017c9e262
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-41580

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Affected versions

All versions before 1.6.1

Fixed versions

  • 1.6.1

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.6.1 or above.

Impact 5.3 MEDIUM

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

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Source file

npm/passport-oauth2/CVE-2021-41580.yml

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