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TI-2017-12531 Aliases CVE-2017-17068GHSA-3rpr-mg43-xhq4

A cross-origin vulnerability has been discovered in the Auth0 auth0.js library affecting…

Priority LOW 36CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

A cross-origin vulnerability has been discovered in the Auth0 auth0.js library affecting versions < 8.12. This vulnerability allows an attacker to acquire authenticated users' tokens and invoke services on a user's behalf if the target site or application uses a popup callback page with auth0.popup.callback().

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0142 72nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed auth0-js (npm): 8.12.0

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—auth0-js (npm)before 8.12.08.12.0Patch availableGHSA-3rpr-mg43-xhq4
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • auth0-js (npm) Vendor— Affected before 8.12.0 Fixed in 8.12.0 Patch available GHSA-3rpr-mg43-xhq4

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:auth0:auth0.js:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 8.12Vulnerableauth0
  • cpe:2.3:a:auth0:auth0.js:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 8.12 Vulnerable ·auth0

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-3rpr-mg43-xhq4 auth0-js (npm) Fixed in 8.12.0 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-17068
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3rpr-mg43-xhq4

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 3

Other 1

  • TI-2018-05020 The Auth0 authentication service before 2017-10-15 allows privilege escalation because… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-05300 The Auth0 Auth0.js library before 9.3 has CSRF because it mishandles the case where the… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2018-05021 CSRF exists in the Auth0 authentication service through 14591 if the Legacy Lock API flag is enabled. CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2020-11898 Authorization header is not sanitized in an error object in auth0 CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.7
  • TI-2026-30591 Improper Permission Checking in Auth.js SDK CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2020-04319 Information disclosure through error object CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5

Sources

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