Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution') Affecting npm package, versions <1:6.14.15-1.14.18.2.2.module+el8.5.0+20489+261d51d3


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    1.22% (86th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE8-NPM-2577957
  • published 10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed 11 Dec 2020

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 npm to version 1:6.14.15-1.14.18.2.2.module+el8.5.0+20489+261d51d3 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2022-0350.

NVD Description

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

This affects the package ini before 1.3.6. If an attacker submits a malicious INI file to an application that parses it with ini.parse, they will pollute the prototype on the application. This can be exploited further depending on the context.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

9.8 critical
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    High
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Red Hat

7.3 high