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Plain-English summary
CVE-2016-10525 is an authentication-bypass flaw in hapi-auth-jwt2 version 5.1.1. Applications using that specific Node.js module version could allow users through authentication unexpectedly. The public bundle does not provide CVSS, exploit details, or a confirmed fixed version.
Executive priority
Treat as high priority if hapi-auth-jwt2 5.1.1 protects customer, admin, or internal privileged routes. If the module is absent, there is no indicated exposure from this CVE.
Technical view
The issue was introduced while adding support for hapi authentication mode `try` in hapi-auth-jwt2 5.1.1. The reported result is bypassable authentication. Evidence is limited to the CVE description, Node Security advisory reference, and GitHub issue/PR references.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to Node.js hapi applications that depend on hapi-auth-jwt2 version 5.1.1 and rely on it for JWT-protected routes.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not state active exploitation, public exploit availability, or KEV listing. It only states that authentication could be bypassed in the affected module version.
Researcher notes
The public bundle is sparse: no CVSS vector, CWE, exploit status, or exact fixed version is included. Scope validation should focus on dependency resolution and route-level authentication behavior, not broad hapi exposure.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory package manifests and lockfiles for hapi-auth-jwt2 version 5.1.1.
- Avoid deploying hapi-auth-jwt2 5.1.1 in authentication-sensitive services.
- Check the linked advisory and upstream PR for confirmed fixed-version guidance.
- Retest protected routes after any dependency change.
Validation and detection
- Review package.json and lockfiles for hapi-auth-jwt2 dependency resolution.
- Identify hapi routes relying on JWT authentication from this module.
- Confirm whether any production service runs version 5.1.1.
- Perform authorized regression tests for protected route access behavior.
Public sources used
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- CVSS
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- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/81CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/dwyl/hapi-auth-jwt2/pull/112CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/dwyl/hapi-auth-jwt2/issues/111CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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