{"id":"CVE-2017-12974","aliases":["GHSA-pfv2-37f7-9m6w"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2017-12974","summary":"Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature in Nimbus JOSE+JWT","details":"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.","published":"2017-08-20T16:29:00.313Z","modified":"2026-07-08T12:06:19.022380Z","cvss":{"score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"},"epss":null,"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":0,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"com.nimbusds:nimbus-jose-jwt","fixedVersion":"4.36"}],"fix":null,"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/9317fd092b257a0815434b116a8af8daea6e920b6673f4fd5583d5fe%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://bitbucket.org/connect2id/nimbus-jose-jwt/commits/f3a7a801f0c6b078899fed9226368eb7b44e2b2f"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://bitbucket.org/connect2id/nimbus-jose-jwt/src/master/CHANGELOG.txt"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://bitbucket.org/connect2id/nimbus-jose-jwt/issues/217/explicit-check-for-ec-public-key-on-curve"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-07-08T12:06:19.022380Z"}}