GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Go

GHSA-4w5x-x539-ppf5 Incorrect handling of credential expiry by /nats-io/nats-server

CRITICAL Published 2022-02-11 Modified 2025-10-03 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2020-26892
Ecosystem
Go
Packages
github.com/nats-io/jwt
Severity
Critical
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-798
Reviewed
2021-05-21

Affected packages

• Go github.com/nats-io/jwt: < 1.1.0 → fixed in 1.1.0

Description

Problem Description NATS nats-server through 2020-10-07 has Incorrect Access Control because of how expired credentials are handled. The NATS accounts system has expiration timestamps on credentials; the library had an API which encouraged misuse and an `IsRevoked()` method which misused its own API. A new `IsClaimRevoked()` method has correct handling and the nats-server has been updated to use this. The old `IsRevoked()` method now always returns true and other client code will have to be updated to avoid calling it. The CVE identifier should cover any application using the old JWT API, where the nats-server is one of those applications. Affected versions JWT library • all versions prior to 1.1.0 • fixed after nats-io/jwt PR 103 landed (2020-10-06) NATS Server • Version 2 prior to 2.1.9 + 2.0.0 through and including 2.1.8 are vulnerable. • fixed with nats-io/nats-server PRs 1632, 1635, 1645 Impact Time-based credential expiry did not work. Workaround Have credentials which only expire after fixes can be deployed. Solution Upgrade the JWT dependency in any application using it. Upgrade the NATS server if using NATS Accounts.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2020-26892 The JWT library in NATS nats-server before 2.1.9 has Incorrect Access Control because of how expired credentials are handled. vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-798 Use of Hard-coded Credentials weakness

References