CVE-2025-65945

highpriority · track · 10EPSS 0.002 · 12 %ileexploit · PoCDEEUUS

grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent

Exploitable?

Public exploit

1 exploit · PoC

Likely / severe?

0.21% (12th) EPSS

CVSS 7.5 · high

Is it mine?

18 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

5 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · cert_bund · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

auth0/node-jws is a JSON Web Signature implementation for Node.js. In versions 3.2.2 and earlier and version 4.0.0, auth0/node-jws has an improper signature verification vulnerability when using the HS256 algorithm under specific conditions. Applications are affected when they use the jws.createVerify() function for HMAC algorithms and use user-provided data from the JSON Web Signature protected header or payload in HMAC secret lookup routines, which can allow attackers to bypass signature verification. This issue has been patched in versions 3.2.3 and 4.0.1.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.5

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:Nsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:Nsecondary · security-advisories@github.comexploitability 3.9 · impact 3.6

v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:Nsecondary · OSV

v3.17.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:Psecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical Impact: partialcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-347USCWE-347US

exploits (1)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

jedisct1/CVE-2025-65945-pocPoC for CVE-2025-65945 (Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature in node-jws)PoC · poc_in_github

affected products (18)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Fedora Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:-
HCL BigFix WebUIall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:hcltech:bigfix:webui
IBM Business Automation Workflowall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:-
IBM DB2all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:db2:-
IBM InfoSphere Information Serverall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:-
Red Hat Enterprise Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:-
Red Hat Enterprise Linux≤ Developer Hub <1.8.2cert_bundDE
Red Hat OpenShift≤ Container Platform <4.18.43cert_bundDE
Red Hat OpenShift≤ Container Platform <4.19.32cert_bundDE
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux Developer Hub <1.8.2≤ Developer Hub <1.8.2cert_bundDE
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform <4.18.43≤ Container Platform <4.18.43cert_bundDE
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform <4.19.32≤ Container Platform <4.19.32cert_bundDE
auth0 node-jws≤ 4.0.0, ≤ 4.0.1enisa_euvdEU
auth0 node-jws≤ < 3.2.3enisa_euvdEU
auth0 node-jws< 3.2.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:auth0:node-jws:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
auth0 node-jws= 4.0.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:auth0:node-jws:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
npm jws< 3.2.3osvUSpkg:npm/jws
npm jws4.0.0 → 4.0.1osvUSpkg:npm/jws

advisories (3)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

WID-SEC-W-2025-2909IBM App Connect Enterprise: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2025-12-22csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in IBM App Connect Enterprise ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, um Dateien zu manipulieren, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen, und um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen.
WID-SEC-W-2026-0105Red Hat Developer Hub: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-01-13csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer oder authentisierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Red Hat Developer Hub ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen, beliebigen Code auszuführen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen und Daten zu manipulieren.
GHSA-869p-cjfg-cm3xauth0/node-jws Improperly Verifies HMAC Signature2025-12-04ghsa · osvUS
### Overview An improper signature verification vulnerability exists when using auth0/node-jws with the HS256 algorithm under specific conditions. ### Am I Affected? You are affected by this vulnerability if you meet all of the following preconditions: 1. Application uses the auth0/node-jws implementation of JSON Web Signatures, versions <=3.2.2 || 4.0.0 2. Application uses the jws.createVerify() function for HMAC algorithms 3. Application uses user-provided data from the JSON Web Signature Protected Header or Payload in the HMAC secret lookup routines You are NOT affected by this vulnerability if you meet any of the following preconditions: 1. Application uses the jws.verify() interface (note: `auth0/node-jsonwebtoken` users fall into this category and are therefore NOT affected by this vulnerability) 2. Application uses only asymmetric algorithms (e.g. RS256) 3. Application doesn’t use user-provided data from the JSON Web Signature Protected Header or Payload in the HMAC secret lookup routines ### Fix Upgrade auth0/node-jws version to version 3.2.3 or 4.0.1 ### Acknowledgement Okta would like to thank Félix Charette for discovering this vulnerability.

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cnnvd enisa_euvd cert_bund nvd osv NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2025-12-04modified 2026-10-18

references (7)

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