Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution') Affecting nodejs:14/nodejs-devel package, versions <1:14.21.1-2.module_el8.7.0+3373+a4c18c43


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.4% (87th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX8-NODEJS-5616882
  • published28 May 2023
  • disclosed9 Jan 2023

Introduced: 9 Jan 2023

CVE-2022-24999  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-1321  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:8 nodejs:14/nodejs-devel to version 1:14.21.1-2.module_el8.7.0+3373+a4c18c43 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2023:0050.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nodejs:14/nodejs-devel package and not the nodejs:14/nodejs-devel package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

qs before 6.10.3, as used in Express before 4.17.3 and other products, allows attackers to cause a Node process hang for an Express application because an __ proto__ key can be used. In many typical Express use cases, an unauthenticated remote attacker can place the attack payload in the query string of the URL that is used to visit the application, such as a[proto]=b&a[proto]&a[length]=100000000. The fix was backported to qs 6.9.7, 6.8.3, 6.7.3, 6.6.1, 6.5.3, 6.4.1, 6.3.3, and 6.2.4 (and therefore Express 4.17.3, which has "deps: qs@6.9.7" in its release description, is not vulnerable).

CVSS Scores

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