fix(auth): fail closed on non-finite JWT nbf and exp - #8895
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verifyJWT compared currentTime to payload.nbf / payload.exp directly. A missing or non-numeric NumericDate (null, "never") makes those comparisons false, so the token skipped both time bounds. Signed-off-by: Sasha Mitchell <sash.t.mitchell@gmail.com>
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packages/thirdweb/src/auth/core/verify-jwt.test.ts (1)
18-28: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick winDeclare return types for the new test helpers.
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Promise<string>return types to both async helper declarations. This makes the JWT fixture contract explicit.
packages/thirdweb/src/auth/core/verify-jwt.test.ts#L18-L28: declaresignJwtPayload(...): Promise<string>.packages/thirdweb/src/auth/core/verify-jwt.test.ts#L173-L191: declarevalidJwt(): Promise<string>.As per coding guidelines, “Write idiomatic TypeScript with explicit function declarations and return types.”
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In `@packages/thirdweb/src/auth/core/verify-jwt.ts`:
- Around line 86-89: Update the expiration check in the JWT verification flow to
use currentTime >= exp so tokens are rejected when the current time equals exp;
retain the existing expired-token error response and add a fixed-clock test
covering the equality boundary.
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In `@packages/thirdweb/src/auth/core/verify-jwt.test.ts`:
- Around line 18-28: In packages/thirdweb/src/auth/core/verify-jwt.test.ts lines
18-28, update signJwtPayload to explicitly return Promise<string>; in lines
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| // Check that the token hasn't expired | ||
| if (currentTime > payload.exp) { | ||
| if (currentTime > exp) { | ||
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| error: `This token expired at epoch time '${payload.exp}', current epoch time is '${currentTime}'`, | ||
| error: `This token expired at epoch time '${exp}', current epoch time is '${currentTime}'`, |
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sed -n '1,150p' packages/thirdweb/src/auth/core/verify-jwt.ts
printf '%s\n' '--- related tests and references ---'
rg -n --glob '*.{ts,tsx,js,jsx}' 'verifyJWT|verifyJwt|currentTime|finiteEpoch|This token expired|nbf|NumericDate' packages/thirdweb/src packages/thirdweb 2>/dev/null | head -250Repository: thirdweb-dev/js
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set -eu
printf '%s\n' '--- auth tests ---'
sed -n '1,210p' packages/thirdweb/src/auth/core/verify-jwt.test.ts
printf '%s\n' '--- boundary behavior probe ---'
python3 - <<'PY'
import math
def verifier_decision(now_ms: int, exp: float) -> str:
current_time = math.floor(now_ms / 1000)
return "expired" if current_time > exp else "accepted"
exp = 1_700_000_000
for now_ms in (exp * 1000 - 1, exp * 1000, exp * 1000 + 999, (exp + 1) * 1000):
print(now_ms, math.floor(now_ms / 1000), verifier_decision(now_ms, exp))
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RFC 7519 Section 4.1.4 exp claim current date and time MUST be before expiration time
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According to Section 4.1.4 of RFC 7519, the exp (expiration time) claim identifies the time on or after which the JSON Web Token (JWT) must not be accepted for processing [1][2]. The specification explicitly states that the processing of this claim requires that the current date and time must be before the expiration date and time listed in the exp claim [1][2]. Implementers are permitted to provide for small amounts of leeway—typically no more than a few minutes—to account for clock skew between systems [2].
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Reject JWTs at the exp boundary.
Use currentTime >= exp because JWTs must not be accepted when the current time equals exp. Add a fixed-clock test for this boundary.
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In `@packages/thirdweb/src/auth/core/verify-jwt.ts` around lines 86 - 89, Update
the expiration check in the JWT verification flow to use currentTime >= exp so
tokens are rejected when the current time equals exp; retain the existing
expired-token error response and add a fixed-clock test covering the equality
boundary.
Changeset-bot requires a changeset on thirdweb-dev#8895. Security fail-closed should bump the thirdweb package. Signed-off-by: Sasha Mitchell <sash.t.mitchell@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
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Summary
invalid_before/expiration_timewhennew Date(...)was unparseable.verifyJWThad the same class of hole onnbf/exp.currentTime < payload.nbfandcurrentTime > payload.expare always false when the claim is missing,null, or a non-numeric value such as"never". Signature verification still ran, so those tokens skipped both time bounds.nbfandexpbefore comparing.Test plan
src/auth/core/verify-jwt.test.ts:exp: "never", missingexp,nbf: nullpnpm exec vitest run src/auth/core/verify-jwt.test.tsMade with Cursor
PR-Codex overview
This PR focuses on improving JWT validation by rejecting tokens with missing or non-finite
nbf(Not Before) orexp(Expiration) fields, ensuring stricter time-bound checks.Detailed summary
nbfandexpto ensure they are finite numbers.finiteEpochfunction to validatenbfandexp.nbf/expvalues.Summary by CodeRabbit
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Tests