CVE-2020-36255

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Published Mar 5, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.5% KEV · Not listed

Description

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.

Analysis

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Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:identitymodel_project:identitymodel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-23798	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.5% (1.532% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/scottbrady91/IdentityModel/compare/1.2.0...1.3.0
https://github.com/scottbrady91/IdentityModel/issues/3
https://github.com/scottbrady91/IdentityModel/issues/4

History

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Subscriptions

Identitymodel Project Identitymodel

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 5:23 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Mar 5, 2021, 2:06 AM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 5:23 PM
Reserved: Mar 5, 2021, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:15 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 5, 2021, 3:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:15 AM

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