Prototype Pollution in node-ini-parser package
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | NO |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2020-7617 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-400 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available. |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
node-ini-parser Web applications / Modules and components for CMS |
| Vendor | rawiroaisen |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Prototype Pollution
EUVDB-ID: #VU26634
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:U/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-7617
CWE-ID:
CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the "__proto__" payload. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request and add or modify properties of Object.prototype.
MitigationCybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
Vulnerable software versionsnode-ini-parser: 0.0.1 - 0.0.2
External linkshttp://github.com/rawiroaisen/node-ini-parser/blob/master/index.js#L14
http://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-INIPARSER-564122
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.
