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CVE-2022-37257: Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution')

September 15, 2022 (updated September 19, 2022)

Prototype pollution vulnerability in function convertLater in npm-convert.js in stealjs steal 2.2.4 via the requestedVersion variable in npm-convert.js.

References

  • steal.com/
  • stealjs.com/
  • github.com/stealjs/steal/blob/c9dd1eb19ed3f97aeb93cf9dcea5d68ad5d0ced9/ext/npm-convert.js
  • github.com/stealjs/steal/blob/c9dd1eb19ed3f97aeb93cf9dcea5d68ad5d0ced9/ext/npm-convert.js
  • github.com/stealjs/steal/issues/1526
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-37257

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

Version 2.2.4

Fixed versions

  • 2.3.0

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.3.0 or above.

Impact 9.8 CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-1321: Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution')

Source file

npm/steal/CVE-2022-37257.yml

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