SB2020072810 - Prototype Pollution in i18next package for npm
Published: July 28, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020072810
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Prototype Pollution (CVE-ID: N/A)
CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion
CVSSv4: 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/E:P/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the "AddResourceBundle" API which uses the "deepExtend" function. A remote attacker can overwrite and pollute the object prototype of a program.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.