CVE-2017-16007
Invalid Curve Attack in node-jose
5.9
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.25%
Description
Affected versions of `node-jose` are vulnerable to an invalid curve attack. This allows an attacker to recover the private secret key when JWE with Key Agreement with Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman Ephemeral Static (ECDH-ES) is used. [Proof of Concept](https://gist.github.com/asanso/fa25685348051ef6a28d49aa0f27a4ae) ## Recommendation Update to version 0.9.3 or later.
How to fix CVE-2017-16007
To remediate CVE-2017-16007, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 0.9.3 or later
Is CVE-2017-16007 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 0.9.3
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.9 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |