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Critical
CVE-2018-6873
The Auth0 authentication service before 2017-10-15 allows privilege escalation because...
Vulnerability Description
The Auth0 authentication service before 2017-10-15 allows privilege escalation because the JWT audience is not validated.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Affected Vendor
auth0
View all reports →Affected Software
auth0.js
Vulnerable Versions:
0
Timeline
Official Publish:
April 4th, 2018
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.