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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2020-36255

An issue was discovered in IdentityModel (aka ScottBrady.IdentityModel) before 1.3.0. The Branca implementation allows an attacker to modify and forge authentication tokens.

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CVE-2020-36255
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31 Oct 2026, 11:27 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2020-36255

core-osv · Original source

Published 5 Mar 2021, 03:15 UTC

An issue was discovered in IdentityModel (aka ScottBrady.IdentityModel) before 1.3.0. The Branca implementation allows an attacker to modify and forge authentication tokens.

osv:CVE-2020-36255
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-36255",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "title": "CVE-2020-36255",
    "summary": "An issue was discovered in IdentityModel (aka ScottBrady.IdentityModel) before 1.3.0. The Branca implementation allows an attacker to modify and forge authentication tokens.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2020-36255",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
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      "aliases": [
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      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
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              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
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                },
                {
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              ],
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          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:54:20.985632915Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/scottbrady91/IdentityModel/issues/3",
        "https://github.com/scottbrady91/IdentityModel/issues/4",
        "https://github.com/scottbrady91/IdentityModel/compare/1.2.0...1.3.0"
      ],
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    },
    "related_cves": [
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    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 385127,
  "published_at": "2021-03-05T03:15:12.51+00:00"
}