CVE-2020-28042
mediumpriority · track · 32EPSS 0.023 · 83 %ileexploit · PoCEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
ServiceStack before 5.9.2 mishandles JWT signature verification unless an application has a custom ValidateToken function that establishes a valid minimum length for a signature.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
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exploits (1)
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affected products (4)
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advisories (1)
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- GHSA-v5rv-hpxg-8x49Signature validation bypass in ServiceStack2021-01-13ghsa · osvUS
ServiceStack before 5.9.2 mishandles JWT signature verification unless an application has a custom ValidateToken function that establishes a valid minimum length for a signature.
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sources
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references (14)
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- https://forums.servicestack.net/t/servicestack-v5-9-2-released/8850cnnvd
- https://github.com/ServiceStack/ServiceStack/commit/540d4060e877a03ae95343c1a8560a26768585eecnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-28042cnnvd
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K21540525Patchcnnvd
- https://www.shielder.it/advisories/servicestack-jwt-signature-verification-bypass/cnnvd
- https://www.shielder.it/blog/2020/11/re-discovering-a-jwt-authentication-bypass-in-servicestack/cnnvd
- https://forums.servicestack.net/t/servicestack-v5-9-2-released/8850enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/ServiceStack/ServiceStack/commit/540d4060e877a03ae95343c1a8560a26768585eeenisa_euvd
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