Vulnerability in JsonWebToken
Priority: ● High
Status: In Progress- Undergoing Analysis
First Published: 23 January 2023
Advisory Version: 1.0
References: CVE-2022-23529
Summary
A vulnerability in the JsonWebToken open source JavaScript package was recently announced by Unit 42 of Palo Alto Networks. This vulnerability, which affects versions 8.5.1 and earlier, could allow an attacker to remotely execute code via a maliciously crafted JSON web token (JWT) request.
This vulnerability has since been fixed in JsonWebToken version 9.0.0
Affected Products
Vulnerable Products
Hitachi Vantara is currently investigating its product lines to determine if any are affected by this vulnerability. If any products or solutions are found to be impacted, they will be indicated in this section, in subsequent updates to this advisory, along with information regarding fixed release versions (if such information is available at the time.) Likewise, any products or solutions that have been confirmed not to be affected by the given vulnerability will be listed in the section below.
Products Confirmed Not Vulnerable
* As this is an ongoing investigation across all Hitachi Vantara product lines, please note that products may be reclassified as vulnerable as they continue to be evaluated for risk.
| Product | Notes / Fixed Release Version |
| Software Products |
| Hitachi Remote Ops (HRO) | Not affected. Affected package is not used. |
| Content Products | |
| HCP for Cloud Scale | Not affected. The vulnerable library is not used in the product. |
Recommended Actions
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