Arbitrary Code Injection Affecting node-extend package, versions <3.0.2-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.67% (80th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN12-NODEEXTEND-1554934
  • published1 Feb 2019
  • disclosed1 Feb 2019

Introduced: 1 Feb 2019

CVE-2018-16492  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-74  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:12 node-extend to version 3.0.2-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream node-extend package and not the node-extend package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:12 relevant fixed versions and status.

A prototype pollution vulnerability was found in module extend <2.0.2, ~<3.0.2 that allows an attacker to inject arbitrary properties onto Object.prototype.