diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index ef4334443..6e89aa8ba 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -4722,9 +4722,9 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/jwt-simple/-/jwt-simple-0.5.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-eeoBiRth3mto4T5nwLS1vak3spQ="
+      "version": "0.5.6",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/jwt-simple/-/jwt-simple-0.5.6.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-40aUybvhH9t2h71ncA1/1SbtTNCVZHgsTsTgqPUxGWDmUDrXyDf2wMNQKEbdBjbf4AI+fQhbECNTV6lWxQKUzg=="
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0d7b17125..f8ccdbf4d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
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     "create-react-class": "^15.6.3",
     "express": "^4.13.3",
-    "jwt-simple": "^0.5.1",
+    "jwt-simple": "^0.5.6",
     "lodash": "^4.17.15",
     "marked": "^0.3.5",
     "moment": "^2.24.0",