FKIE_CVE-2026-5423

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-08-06 16:16 - Updated: 2026-08-18 15:04
Severity
8.2 (High) - CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Summary
@neo4j/graphql library versions prior to 7.5.6 fail to verify the authenticity of a client-supplied, pre-decoded JWT object passed through GraphQL subscription connectionParams. As a result, any unauthenticated remote client that can open a GraphQL-over-WebSocket connection can forge arbitrary JWT claims (e.g. sub, roles) in connectionParams.jwt and have them accepted as authenticated identity for the purposes of @authentication and @subscriptionsAuthorization directive evaluation. This allows a fully unauthenticated attacker to receive subscription events that should be restricted to specific authenticated roles/users. Upgrade the library to versions 7.5.6+ or 5.12.14+. v6 is end-of-life and will not receive a fix.
References
3b236295-4ccd-4a1f-a1c1-a72eecc8d7b6https://github.com/neo4j/graphql/security/advisories/GHSA-fcpg-3fw5-vc65
3b236295-4ccd-4a1f-a1c1-a72eecc8d7b6https://neo4j.com/security/CVE-2026-5423
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      "value": "@neo4j/graphql\u00a0library versions prior to 7.5.6 fail to verify the authenticity of a client-supplied, pre-decoded JWT object passed through GraphQL subscription\u00a0connectionParams.\u00a0As a result, any unauthenticated remote client that can open a GraphQL-over-WebSocket connection can forge arbitrary JWT claims (e.g.\u00a0sub,\u00a0roles) in\u00a0connectionParams.jwt\u00a0and have them accepted as authenticated identity for the purposes of\u00a0@authentication\u00a0and\u00a0@subscriptionsAuthorization\u00a0directive evaluation. This allows a fully unauthenticated attacker to receive subscription events that should be restricted to specific authenticated roles/users.\nUpgrade the library to versions 7.5.6+ or 5.12.14+. v6 is end-of-life and will not receive a fix."
    }
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