node-jose is a JavaScript implementation of the JSON Object Signing and Encryption (JOSE) for current web browsers and node.js-based…

Description

node-jose is a JavaScript implementation of the JSON Object Signing and Encryption (JOSE) for current web browsers and node.js-based servers. node-jose earlier than version 0.9.3 is 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.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.91% · top 40% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.9.

Weakness

• CWE-200: Information Disclosure (CWE-200) (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-200 and its CVEs

Affected products

• HackerOne · node-jose node module

  • affected <0.9.3

Affected packages

From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.

• npmnode-joseGHSA-rvj9-8cvx-3vq9 (opens in a new tab)

References (4)

• https://gist.github.com/asanso/fa25685348051ef6a28d49aa0f27a4ae (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/324 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• http://blog.intothesymmetry.com/2017/03/critical-vulnerability-in-json-web.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• https://github.com/cisco/node-jose (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisory GHSA-rvj9-8cvx-3vq9 (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Badge for a README or a ticket

[![CVE-2017-16007](https://trackcve.app/badge/CVE-2017-16007.svg)](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2017-16007)

Record last updated 16 Sept 2024, 18:23 UTC.