CVE-2022-41340: Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

September 24, 2022 (updated November 7, 2023)

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

References

github.com/lionello/secp256k1-js/commit/302800f0370b42e360a33774bb808274ac729c2e
github.com/lionello/secp256k1-js/compare/1.0.1...1.1.0
github.com/lionello/secp256k1-js/issues/11
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41340
www.npmjs.com/package/@lionello/secp256k1-js

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