Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution') Affecting nodejs-packaging package, versions <0:17-3.module+el8.1.0+5392+4d6b561f


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.04% (14th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE8-NODEJSPACKAGING-2577934
  • published 10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed 16 Mar 2020

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 nodejs-packaging to version 0:17-3.module+el8.1.0+5392+4d6b561f or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2021-0548.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nodejs-packaging package and not the nodejs-packaging 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

version 3.1
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NVD

5.3 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Local
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    Low
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    Low
  • Integrity (I)
    Low
  • Availability (A)
    Low
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Red Hat

5.3 medium