CVE-2017-12974 json
Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature in Nimbus JOSE+JWT
published 2017-08-20 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-pfv2-37f7-9m6w , EUVD-2022-4754
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.3%
- EPSS 1.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 69%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- maven com.nimbusds:nimbus-jose-jwt 4.36
Exploit prediction
1.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 69% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | com.nimbusds:nimbus-jose-jwt | <4.36 |
4.36 |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-347 Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature
References
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bitbucket.org
/connect2id/nimbus-jose-jwt/commits/f3a7a801f0c6b078899fed9226368eb7b44e2b2f
web, third-party-advisory
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bitbucket.org
/connect2id/nimbus-jose-jwt/issues/217/explicit-check-for-ec-public-key-on-curve
web, patch, third-party-advisory
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bitbucket.org
/connect2id/nimbus-jose-jwt/src/master/CHANGELOG.txt
web, release-notes, third-party-advisory
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lists.apache.org
/thread.html/9317fd092b257a0815434b116a8af8daea6e920b6673f4fd5583d5fe%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E
mailing-list
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12974
advisory
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github.com
/felx/nimbus-jose-jwt
package
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lists.apache.org
/thread.html/9317fd092b257a0815434b116a8af8daea6e920b6673f4fd5583d5fe@%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-12974
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-pfv2-37f7-9m6w
- NVD CVE-2017-12974
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