CVE-2022-41340 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The secp256k1-js package before 1.1.0 for Node.js implements ECDSA without required r and s validation, leading to signature forgery.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0013.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Secp256k1-js Project	Secp256k1-js

Configuration 1 [-]

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-6905	The secp256k1-js package before 1.1.0 for Node.js implements ECDSA without required r and s validation, leading to signature forgery.
Github GHSA	GHSA-q3f4-9h4p-vgr3	secp256k1-js implements ECDSA without required r and s validation, leading to signature forgery

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/lionello/secp256k1-js/commit/302800f0370b42e360a33774bb808274ac729c2e
https://github.com/lionello/secp256k1-js/compare/1.0.1...1.1.0
https://github.com/lionello/secp256k1-js/issues/11
https://www.npmjs.com/package/%40lionello/secp256k1-js

History

Thu, 22 May 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2022-09-24T18:22:27.000Z

Updated: 2025-05-22T14:15:29.734Z

Reserved: 2022-09-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-41340

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T12:42:45.436Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-09-24T19:15:08.960

Modified: 2025-05-22T15:16:02.530

Link: CVE-2022-41340

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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