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CVE-2018-16491: Injection Vulnerability

February 1, 2019 (updated October 9, 2019)

A prototype pollution vulnerability in node.extend allows an attacker to inject arbitrary properties onto Object.prototype.

References

  • hackerone.com/reports/430831
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16491

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 1.1.7, all versions starting from 2.0.0 before 2.0.1

Fixed versions

  • 1.1.7
  • 2.0.1

Solution

Upgrade to versions 1.1.7, 2.0.1 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/node.extend/CVE-2018-16491.yml

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