SB2020071548 - Prototype pollution in Lodash

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.

1) Prototype polution (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-8203)

CWE-ID: CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

CVSSv4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data when using _.zipObjectDeep in lodash. A remote attacker can inject and execute arbitrary script code.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://github.com/lodash/lodash/issues/4874
• https://hackerone.com/reports/712065
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200724-0006/
• https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/1523