CVE-2016-7191

high

Description

The Microsoft Azure Active Directory Passport (aka Passport-Azure-AD) library 1.x before 1.4.6 and 2.x before 2.0.1 for Node.js does not recognize the validateIssuer setting, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a crafted token.

References

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-73jp-3c67-hjfv

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/3187742

https://github.com/AzureAD/passport-azure-ad/blob/master/SECURITY-NOTICE.MD

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2018-0239

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036996

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93213

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2016-09-28

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.29448