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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2021-27884

Weak JSON Web Token (JWT) signing secret generation in YMFE YApi through 1.9.2 allows recreation of other users' JWT tokens. This occurs because Math.random in Node.js is used.

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31 Oct 2026, 11:43 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2021-27884

core-osv · Original source

Published 1 Mar 2021, 23:15 UTC

Weak JSON Web Token (JWT) signing secret generation in YMFE YApi through 1.9.2 allows recreation of other users' JWT tokens. This occurs because Math.random in Node.js is used.

osv:CVE-2021-27884
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-27884",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2021-27884",
    "summary": "Weak JSON Web Token (JWT) signing secret generation in YMFE YApi through 1.9.2 allows recreation of other users' JWT tokens. This occurs because Math.random in Node.js is used.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2021-27884",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
    "structured": {
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      "aliases": [
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        "GHSA-2h3h-vw8r-82rp"
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          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N"
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                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:ymfe:yapi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
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                        "last_affected": "1.9.2"
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                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
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          "versions": [
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          ],
          "database_specific": {
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          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:54:35.649018060Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/YMFE/yapi/issues/2117",
        "https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2020-228-YMFE-yapi"
      ],
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    },
    "related_cves": [
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      }
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    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 385685,
  "published_at": "2021-03-01T23:15:13.267+00:00"
}