supply chain / jsonwebtoken

jsonwebtoken

registrynpm
package namejsonwebtoken
maintainerAuth0 / Okta

jsonwebtoken is the most widely used Node.js library for creating and verifying JSON Web Tokens. It signs tokens using HMAC secrets or RSA/EC private keys and verifies them with the corresponding secret or public key. Most Node.js REST APIs use this package to issue and validate session tokens.

api usage

Checking jsonwebtoken

jsonwebtoken 9.0.2 is a clean, monitored version with no known supply chain compromise. The example response returns supply_chain_monitored: true and compromised: false with an empty sources array.

bash
curl "https://api.attestd.io/v1/check?product=jsonwebtoken&version=9.0.2" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
example response
json
{
  "product": "jsonwebtoken",
  "version": "9.0.2",
  "supported": true,
  "risk_state": "none",
  "risk_factors": [],
  "actively_exploited": false,
  "remote_exploitable": false,
  "authentication_required": false,
  "patch_available": false,
  "fixed_version": null,
  "confidence": 0.9,
  "cve_ids": [],
  "cves": null,
  "max_epss": null,
  "typosquat": null,
  "supply_chain_monitored": true,
  "supply_chain": {
    "compromised": false,
    "sources": [],
    "malware_type": null,
    "description": null,
    "advisory_url": null,
    "compromised_at": null,
    "removed_at": null
  },
  "last_updated": "2026-05-01T00:00:00Z"
}
attack surface

Why this package is monitored

jsonwebtoken receives HMAC secrets or RSA/EC private keys used to mint session tokens. Stealing the signing material lets an attacker forge valid JWTs for any subject the app accepts.

Attestd monitors jsonwebtoken using the following detection sources:

registry

Manually curated advisories in the Attestd registry, verified by a human analyst. Confidence 1.0.

osv

OSV.dev malicious-package advisories with IDs prefixed MAL-. Confidence 0.95.

npm_deprecation

npm package versions with deprecation messages containing targeted attack language such as malicious, backdoor, or compromised. Confidence 0.80.

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