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CVE-2019-16762

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2019-16762 describes a vulnerability in the simpleledger slpjs npm package where a specially crafted Bitcoin script can lead to a discrepancy in SLP consensus validation. This could enable an attacker to trigger a hard-fork from the SLP consensus. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.1 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring high privileges and user interaction, potentially leading to high integrity and availability impacts. There is no known active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 0.21.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:simpleledger:slpjs:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.7MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
0.5
Impact Score
5.2
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.10%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
62.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0110 is in the 95th percentile among its peer group of 4,931 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 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 (2)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
npmpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: slpjsFixed in: 0.21.4

Vendor Advisories (1)

npmGHSA-425c-ccf3-3jrrcritical

Critical severity vulnerability that affects slpjs

Nov 15, 2019

References

github.com / simpleledger/slpjs/commit/ac8809b42e47790a6f0205991b36f2699ed10c84
PatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / simpleledger/slpjs/security/advisories/GHSA-425c-ccf3-3jrr
ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory