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CVE-2018-16492: Injection Vulnerability

February 1, 2019 (updated October 9, 2019)

A prototype pollution vulnerability was found in module extend that allows an attacker to inject arbitrary properties onto Object.prototype.

References

  • hackerone.com/reports/381185
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16492

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 2.0.2, all versions starting from 3.0.0 before 3.0.2

Fixed versions

  • 2.0.2
  • 3.0.2

Solution

Upgrade to versions 2.0.2, 3.0.2 or above.

Impact 9.8 CRITICAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-74: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

Source file

npm/extend/CVE-2018-16492.yml

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