Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution') Affecting nodejs package, versions <1:10.23.1-1.module+el8.3.0+9642+87902f83


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-NODEJS-2580504
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed16 Mar 2020

Introduced: 16 Mar 2020

CVE-2020-7608  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-1321  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 nodejs to version 1:10.23.1-1.module+el8.3.0+9642+87902f83 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2021-0548.

NVD Description

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

yargs-parser could be tricked into adding or modifying properties of Object.prototype using a "proto" payload.

CVSS Scores

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