Prototype pollution in IBM Security Verify Governance

1) Prototype pollution

EUVDB-ID: #VU59551

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-21824

CWE-ID: CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack.

The vulnerability exists due to the formatting logic of the console.table() function. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request and assign an empty string to numerical keys of the object prototype.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Security Verify Governance: 10.0.0 - 10.0.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_security_verify_governance:10.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_security_verify_governance:10.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-has-announced-a-release-for-ibm-security-verify-governance-in-response-to-a-security-vulnerability-cve-2022-21824/
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6570281

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.