RealDevSquad / RealDevSquad/website-backend
JWT decode without verify.
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security
- Dominant language
- JavaScript
- Stars
- 74
- Forks
- 276
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Description
Rule triggered: https://semgrep.dev/r?q=javascript.jsonwebtoken.security.audit.jwt-decode-without-verify.jwt-decode-without-verify
Detected the decoding of a JWT token without a verify step. JWT tokens must be verified before use, otherwise the token's integrity is unknown.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with services/authService.js at line 32, using the linked code location as the entry point. Trace how the JWT is decoded and where its integrity can be checked before use; done means the token is verified before any decoded data is trusted, with relevant project checks passing.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript, node.js
- Domain
- authentication, backend, security
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100