Denial of service in deepref package for npm
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2020-28274 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-400 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
deepref Web applications / Modules and components for CMS |
| Vendor | Mateo Williford |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Prototype Pollution
EUVDB-ID: #VU49030
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-28274
CWE-ID:
CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the "createFromPath" function. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsdeepref: 1.1.1 - 1.2.1
External linkshttp://github.com/isaymatato/deepref/commit/24935e6a1060cb09c641d3075982f0b44cfca4c2
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.
