Lack of data validation In jws

Description

Forgeable Public/Private Tokens in jws Affected versions of the jws package allow users to select what algorithm the server will use to verify a provided JWT. A malicious actor can use this behaviour to arbitrarily modify the contents of a JWT while still passing verification. For the common use case of the JWT as a bearer token, the end result is a complete authentication bypass with minimal effort.

Recommendation

Update to version 3.0.0 or later.

Mitigation

Update Impact

Minimal update. May introduce new vulnerabilities or breaking changes.

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