Prototype Pollution in systeminformation package for npm

1) Prototype Pollution

EUVDB-ID: #VU48733

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-7778

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A remote attacker can overwrite the properties and functions of an object, which can lead to executing OS commands.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

systeminformation: 4.12.1 - 4.29.3

External links

http://gist.github.com/EffectRenan/b434438938eed0b21b376cedf5c81e80
http://github.com/sebhildebrandt/systeminformation/blob/master/lib/internet.js
http://github.com/sebhildebrandt/systeminformation/commit/11103a447ab9550c25f1fbec7e6d903720b3fea8%23diff-970ae648187190f86bafc8f193b7538200eba164fad0674428b6487582c089cc
http://github.com/sebhildebrandt/systeminformation/commit/73dce8d717ca9c3b7b0d0688254b8213b957f0fa%23diff-970ae648187190f86bafc8f193b7538200eba164fad0674428b6487582c089cc
http://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-SYSTEMINFORMATION-1043753

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.