CVE-2017-12974
high-risk
Published 2017-08-20
Nimbus JOSE+JWT before 4.36 proceeds with ECKey construction without ensuring that the public x and y coordinates are on the specified curve, which allows attackers to conduct an Invalid Curve Attack in environments where the JCE provider lacks the applicable curve validation.
Do I need to act?
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0.20% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.5/10
High
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (20)
Nimbus Jose\+Jwt
Nimbus Jose\+Jwt
Nimbus Jose\+Jwt
Nimbus Jose\+Jwt
Nimbus Jose\+Jwt
Nimbus Jose\+Jwt
Nimbus Jose\+Jwt
Nimbus Jose\+Jwt
Nimbus Jose\+Jwt
Nimbus Jose\+Jwt
Nimbus Jose\+Jwt
Nimbus Jose\+Jwt
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Nimbus Jose\+Jwt
Nimbus Jose\+Jwt
Nimbus Jose\+Jwt
Nimbus Jose\+Jwt
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Nimbus Jose\+Jwt
Affected Vendors
References (8)
Third Party Advisory
https://bitbucket.org/connect2id/nimbus-jose-jwt/commits/f3a7a801f0c6b078899fed9...
Third Party Advisory
https://bitbucket.org/connect2id/nimbus-jose-jwt/commits/f3a7a801f0c6b078899fed9...
58
/ 100
high-risk
Severity
26/34 · High
Exploitability
1/34 · Minimal
Exposure
31/34 · Critical