CVE-2023-25653
HIGHnode-jose < 2.2.0 - Denial of Service via ECC Operations in Fallback Crypto Backend
Title source: llmDescription
node-jose is a JavaScript implementation of the JSON Object Signing and Encryption (JOSE) for web browsers and node.js-based servers. Prior to version 2.2.0, when using the non-default "fallback" crypto back-end, ECC operations in `node-jose` can trigger a Denial-of-Service (DoS) condition, due to a possible infinite loop in an internal calculation. For some ECC operations, this condition is triggered randomly; for others, it can be triggered by malicious input. The issue has been patched in version 2.2.0. Since this issue is only present in the "fallback" crypto implementation, it can be avoided by ensuring that either WebCrypto or the Node `crypto` module is available in the JS environment where `node-jose` is being run.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Technical Description, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/cisco/node-jose/security/advisories/GHSA-5h4j-qrvg-9xhw
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0055
EPSS Percentile
41.6%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-835
Status
published
Products (2)
cisco/node-jose
< 2.2.0
npm/node-jose
0 - 2.2.0npm
Published
Feb 16, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026