Vulnerability in Indutny Elliptic
CVE-2020-28498
The package elliptic before 6.5.4 are vulnerable to Cryptographic Issues via the secp256k1 implementation in elliptic/ec/key.js. There is no check to confirm that the public key point passed into the derive function actually exists on the…
Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)
EPSS: 0.012 (65.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Indutny Elliptic
- N/a Elliptic — versions < 6.5.4
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- report@snyk.io (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- report@snyk.io (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- report@snyk.io (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- report@snyk.io (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-28498?
- CVE-2020-28498 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Indutny Elliptic, classified under Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2021-02-02.
- How severe is CVE-2020-28498?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-28498 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.