Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution') Affecting nodejs-devel package, versions <1:10.21.0-3.module+el8.2.0+7635+4ebb0540


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.11% (44th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE8-NODEJSDEVEL-2557100
  • published 10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed 11 Mar 2020

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 nodejs-devel to version 1:10.21.0-3.module+el8.2.0+7635+4ebb0540 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2020-2848.

NVD Description

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

minimist before 1.2.2 could be tricked into adding or modifying properties of Object.prototype using a "constructor" or "proto" payload.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

5.6 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    High
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    Low
  • Integrity (I)
    Low
  • Availability (A)
    Low
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SUSE

8.1 high
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Red Hat

5.6 medium