SB2020120112 - Prototype Pollution in systeminformation package for npm
Published: December 1, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020120112
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 security vulnerability.
1) Prototype Pollution (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-7778)
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://gist.github.com/EffectRenan/b434438938eed0b21b376cedf5c81e80
- https://github.com/sebhildebrandt/systeminformation/blob/master/lib/internet.js
- https://github.com/sebhildebrandt/systeminformation/commit/11103a447ab9550c25f1fbec7e6d903720b3fea8%23diff-970ae648187190f86bafc8f193b7538200eba164fad0674428b6487582c089cc
- https://github.com/sebhildebrandt/systeminformation/commit/73dce8d717ca9c3b7b0d0688254b8213b957f0fa%23diff-970ae648187190f86bafc8f193b7538200eba164fad0674428b6487582c089cc
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-SYSTEMINFORMATION-1043753