High

Auth0-js bypasses CSRF checks

  • Disclosed: 07.03.2018
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

The Auth0.js library has a vulnerability affecting versions below 9.3 that allows an attacker to bypass the CSRF check from the state parameter if it's missing from the authorization response, leaving the client vulnerable to CSRF attacks.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
npm package auth0-js < 9.3.0 9.3.0

References

CVSS score 8.8/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-352
Platform
npm
Package
auth0-js
Disclosed
07.03.2018
Updated
11.10.2026 10:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-wpq7-q8j4-72jg - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: auth0-js

All published vulnerabilities of this package (npm package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

Total entries
5
First → latest
12.2017 05.2026
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • High 5

Disclosures per year

  1. 2017: 1
  2. 2018: 2
  3. 2019: 0
  4. 2020: 1
  5. 2021: 0
  6. 2022: 0
  7. 2023: 0
  8. 2024: 0
  9. 2025: 0
  10. 2026: 1
  1. High · 7.1 CVE-2026-42280 >= 8.11.0, < 10.0.0 10.0.0
  2. High · 5.5 CVE-2020-5263 >= 8.0.0, < 9.13.2 9.13.2
  3. High · 8.8 CVE-2018-6874 < 9.0.0 9.0.0
  4. Auth0-js bypasses CSRF checks this entry
    High · 8.8 CVE-2018-7307 < 9.3.0 9.3.0
  5. High · 7.5 CVE-2017-17068 < 8.12.0 8.12.0

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