1) Prototype pollution

EUVDB-ID: #VU71577

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1:

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-46175

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

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data within the JSON5.parse() function. A remote attacker can inject and execute arbitrary script code.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

gts: 0.1.0 - 4.0.0

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CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3::google:gts:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

http://github.com/google/gts/releases/tag/v4.0.1

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?