{"cve":"CVE-2017-16007","nvd":{"published":"2018-06-04T19:29:00.617","modified":"2026-06-17T01:08:38.037","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","score":5.9},"cwes":["CWE-200"],"references":["http://blog.intothesymmetry.com/2017/03/critical-vulnerability-in-json-web.html","https://gist.github.com/asanso/fa25685348051ef6a28d49aa0f27a4ae","https://github.com/cisco/node-jose","https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/324","http://blog.intothesymmetry.com/2017/03/critical-vulnerability-in-json-web.html"],"products":["cisco:node-jose"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:50:40.212176939+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2017-16007","score":0.00913,"percentile":0.60085,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-rvj9-8cvx-3vq9","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-rvj9-8cvx-3vq9","summary":"Invalid Curve Attack in node-jose","modified":"2023-11-08T03:58:59.406151Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"node-jose","purl":"pkg:npm/node-jose","ranges":["<0.9.3"],"fixed":["0.9.3"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}