node-jose is a JavaScript implementation of the JSON Object Signing and Encryption (JOSE) for current web browsers and node.js-based servers
Published Jun 4, 2018
5.9
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.93%
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.
Affected products
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- Version <0.9.3StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
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| HackerOne | Node-Jose Node Module | n/a |
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
node-jose
npm
Introduced 0 Fixed 0.9.3
| Ecosystem | Package | Introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | node-jose | 0 | 0.9.3 |
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.93% (0.00928) | 59.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.93% (0.00928) | 58.98th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.22% (0.00223) | 61.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.22% (0.00222) | 59.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.21% (0.00208) | 56.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01105) | 29.18th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.10% (0.01105) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (9)
- http://blog.intothesymmetry.com/2017/03/critical-vulnerability-in-json-web.html x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://gist.github.com/asanso/fa25685348051ef6a28d49aa0f27a4ae x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rvj9-8cvx-3vq9 Advisory
- https://github.com/cisco/node-jose x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/cisco/node-jose/commit/f92cffb4a0398b4b1158be98423369233282e0af
- https://github.com/cisco/node-jose/compare/0.9.2...0.9.3
- https://github.com/cisco/node-jose/pull/88
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/324 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16007
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://blog.intothesymmetry.com/2017/03/critical-vulnerability-in-json-web.html | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://gist.github.com/asanso/fa25685348051ef6a28d49aa0f27a4ae | x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rvj9-8cvx-3vq9 | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/cisco/node-jose | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/cisco/node-jose/commit/f92cffb4a0398b4b1158be98423369233282e0af | ||
| https://github.com/cisco/node-jose/compare/0.9.2...0.9.3 | ||
| https://github.com/cisco/node-jose/pull/88 | ||
| https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/324 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16007 |
Change history (0)
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