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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2016-10525

When attempting to allow authentication mode `try` in hapi, hapi-auth-jwt2 version 5.1.1 introduced an issue whereby people could bypass authentication.

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CVE-2016-10525
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31 Oct 2026, 09:38 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2016-10525

core-osv · Original source

Published 29 May 2018, 20:29 UTC

When attempting to allow authentication mode `try` in hapi, hapi-auth-jwt2 version 5.1.1 introduced an issue whereby people could bypass authentication.

osv:CVE-2016-10525
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-10525",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2016-10525",
    "summary": "When attempting to allow authentication mode `try` in hapi, hapi-auth-jwt2 version 5.1.1 introduced an issue whereby people could bypass authentication.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2016-10525",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "critical",
    "structured": {
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      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/dwyl/hapi-auth-jwt2",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "last_affected": "6b80b3f5a7bb718a0cefb907ea95bbb68b33bfb7"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
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                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:dwyl:hapi-auth-jwt2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
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                      },
                      {
                        "last_affected": "5.1.1"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  }
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          ],
          "versions": [
            "v5.1.1",
            "5.0.6",
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            "v5.0.3",
            "v5.0.0",
            "v4.9.0",
            "4.8.0"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-10525.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:47:24.683340802Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/dwyl/hapi-auth-jwt2/pull/112",
        "https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/81",
        "https://github.com/dwyl/hapi-auth-jwt2/issues/111"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
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        "value": "CVE-2016-10525",
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    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 379366,
  "published_at": "2018-05-29T20:29:00.643+00:00"
}