CVE-2024-48949
Elliptic's verify function omits uniqueness validation
5.3
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.29%
Description
The verify function in lib/elliptic/eddsa/index.js in the Elliptic package before 6.5.6 for Node.js omits "sig.S().gte(sig.eddsa.curve.n) || sig.S().isNeg()" validation.
How to fix CVE-2024-48949
To remediate CVE-2024-48949, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/node-elliptic—no fix listed
- —upgrade to 6.5.6 or later
Is CVE-2024-48949 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0
- from 0, < 6.5.6
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 4.0 | — | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U |
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |