8.1
HIGH CVSS 3.0
CVE-2016-7191
Microsoft Azure Active Directory Passport Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Description

The Microsoft Azure Active Directory Passport (aka Passport-Azure-AD) library 1.x before 1.4.6 and 2.x before 2.0.1 for Node.js does not recognize the validateIssuer setting, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a crafted token.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 28, 2016, 8:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-7191 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft azure_active_directory_passport
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 HIGH [email protected]
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-7191.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93213 Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036996
https://github.com/AzureAD/passport-azure-ad/blob/master/SECURITY-NOTICE.MD Mitigation Patch Vendor Advisory
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/3187742 Mitigation Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93213 Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036996
https://github.com/AzureAD/passport-azure-ad/blob/master/SECURITY-NOTICE.MD Mitigation Patch Vendor Advisory
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/3187742 Mitigation Patch Vendor Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-7191 is associated with the following CWEs:

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-7191 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-7191 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93213
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036996
    Added Reference https://github.com/AzureAD/passport-azure-ad/blob/master/SECURITY-NOTICE.MD
    Added Reference https://support.microsoft.com/kb/3187742
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 30, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036996 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 04, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93213 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93213 Third Party Advisory
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 04, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93213 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93213 Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 01, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93213
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_active_directory_passport:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_active_directory_passport:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_active_directory_passport:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_active_directory_passport:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_active_directory_passport:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_active_directory_passport:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_active_directory_passport:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_active_directory_passport:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_active_directory_passport:1.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_active_directory_passport:1.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_active_directory_passport:1.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_active_directory_passport:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_active_directory_passport:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_active_directory_passport:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_active_directory_passport:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_active_directory_passport:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_active_directory_passport:1.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_active_directory_passport:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/AzureAD/passport-azure-ad/blob/master/SECURITY-NOTICE.MD No Types Assigned https://github.com/AzureAD/passport-azure-ad/blob/master/SECURITY-NOTICE.MD Mitigation, Vendor Advisory, Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://support.microsoft.com/kb/3187742 No Types Assigned https://support.microsoft.com/kb/3187742 Mitigation, Vendor Advisory, Patch
    Added CWE CWE-287
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://support.microsoft.com/kb/3187742 Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory https://support.microsoft.com/kb/3187742 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-19
    Added CWE CWE-287
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_active_directory_passport:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_active_directory_passport:1.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/AzureAD/passport-azure-ad/blob/master/SECURITY-NOTICE.MD No Types Assigned https://github.com/AzureAD/passport-azure-ad/blob/master/SECURITY-NOTICE.MD Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://support.microsoft.com/kb/3187742 Vendor Advisory https://support.microsoft.com/kb/3187742 Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_active_directory_passport:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_active_directory_passport:1.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_active_directory_passport:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_active_directory_passport:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_active_directory_passport:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_active_directory_passport:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_active_directory_passport:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_active_directory_passport:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_active_directory_passport:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_active_directory_passport:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_active_directory_passport:1.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_active_directory_passport:1.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_active_directory_passport:1.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_active_directory_passport:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_active_directory_passport:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_active_directory_passport:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_active_directory_passport:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_active_directory_passport:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_active_directory_passport:1.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_active_directory_passport:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Removed CWE CWE-19
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/AzureAD/passport-azure-ad/blob/master/SECURITY-NOTICE.MD Mitigation, Vendor Advisory https://github.com/AzureAD/passport-azure-ad/blob/master/SECURITY-NOTICE.MD Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
  • CVE Translated by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 8.1
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 4.3
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

10.51 }} 0.21%

score

0.92551

percentile