CVE-2016-7191 describes an authentication bypass vulnerability in the Microsoft Azure Active Directory Passport (Passport-Azure-AD) library for Node.js, affecting versions 1.x before 1.4.6 and 2.x before 2.0.1. The library's failure to properly recognize the validateIssuer setting allows remote attackers to bypass authentication using a crafted token. This vulnerability carries a CVSS v3 score of 8.1 (High), indicating a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_active_directory_passport:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_active_directory_passport:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_active_directory_passport:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_active_directory_passport:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_active_directory_passport:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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