CVE-2016-10525
Authentication Bypass in hapi-auth-jwt2
When attempting to allow authentication mode try in hapi, hapi-auth-jwt2 version 5.1.1 introduced an issue whereby people could bypass authentication.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
When attempting to allow authentication mode try in hapi, hapi-auth-jwt2 version 5.1.1 introduced an issue whereby people could bypass authentication.
- Record
CVE-2016-10525- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
When attempting to allow authentication mode try in hapi, hapi-auth-jwt2 version 5.1.1 introduced an issue whereby people could bypass authentication.
- Record
CVE-2016-10525- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-0315 No score
When attempting to allow authentication mode try in hapi, hapi-auth-jwt2 version 5.1.1 introduced an issue whereby people could bypass authentication.
- Record
EUVD-2019-0315- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mg8r-9g6j-hwv9
Authentication Bypass in hapi-auth-jwt2
Versions of hapi-auth-jwt2 prior to version 5.1.2 are affected by a complete authentication bypass vulnerability when in the try authentication mode.
Recommendation
Update to version 5.1.2 or later.
- Record
GHSA-mg8r-9g6j-hwv9- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
When attempting to allow authentication mode try in hapi, hapi-auth-jwt2 version 5.1.1 introduced an issue whereby people could bypass authentication.
- Record
CVE-2016-10525- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-mg8r-9g6j-hwv9
Authentication Bypass in hapi-auth-jwt2
Versions of hapi-auth-jwt2 prior to version 5.1.2 are affected by a complete authentication bypass vulnerability when in the try authentication mode.
Recommendation
Update to version 5.1.2 or later.
- Record
GHSA-mg8r-9g6j-hwv9- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
hapi-auth-jwt2npm |
5.1.1 to 5.1.1 | 5.1.2 |
hapi-auth-jwt2npm |
5.1.1 up to 5.1.2 | 5.1.2 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-10525 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Dwyl Hapi-auth-jwt2, published May 29, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.44%, the 84th percentile. Fixed in hapi-auth-jwt2 5.1.2.