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CVE-2017-16007

19
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-16007 describes an invalid curve attack vulnerability in node-jose versions prior to 0.9.3, specifically impacting Cisco node-jose. This flaw allows an attacker to recover the private secret key when JSON Web Encryption (JWE) with Key Agreement using Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman Ephemeral Static (ECDH-ES) is employed. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 5.9), the attack has high confidentiality impact and low attack complexity, requiring no user interaction. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 0.9.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:node-jose:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.9MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.2
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.93%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
56.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0093 is in the 14th percentile among its peer group of 19,955 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

npmpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: node-joseFixed in: 0.9.3

Vendor Advisories (1)

npmGHSA-rvj9-8cvx-3vq9medium

Invalid Curve Attack in node-jose

Jul 20, 2018

References

blog.intothesymmetry.com / 2017/03/critical-vulnerability-in-json-web.html
ExploitThird Party Advisory
gist.github.com / asanso/fa25685348051ef6a28d49aa0f27a4ae
PatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / cisco/node-jose
Third Party Advisory
nodesecurity.io / advisories/324
Third Party Advisory