Prototype Pollution in systeminformation package for npm
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2020-26245 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-400 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
systeminformation Web applications / Modules and components for CMS |
| Vendor | Sebastian Hildebrandt |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Prototype Pollution
EUVDB-ID: #VU48734
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-2020-26245
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 service parameter strings that are passed to si.inetChecksite(). A remote attacker can overwrite the properties and functions of an object, which can lead to executing arbitraty commands.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionssysteminformation: 4.12.1 - 4.30.4
External linkshttp://github.com/sebhildebrandt/systeminformation/commit/8113ff0e87b2f422a5756c48f1057575e73af016
http://github.com/sebhildebrandt/systeminformation/security/advisories/GHSA-4v2w-h9jm-mqjg
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.
