CVE-2018-6873

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CVSS 3.0

9.8 critical

EPSS

2%p82

Published

Apr 4, 2018 (Apr 4, 2018)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Description

The Auth0 authentication service before 2017-10-15 allows privilege escalation because the JWT audience is not validated.

Vendors: auth0
Products: auth0.js
Weakness: CWE-287
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (2.3%)

In the news2 stories

Authentication Bypass Vulnerability Found in Auth0 Identity Platform

The Hacker NewsApr 9, 18:01 UTC · Apr 9, 2018Vulnerability CVE-2018-6873 CVE-2018-6874

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Auth0 authentication bypass issue exposed enterprises to hack

Security AffairsApr 8, 15:47 UTC · Apr 8, 2018Vulnerability CVE-2018-6873 CVE-2018-6874

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