SB2023121508 - Prototype pollution in IBM UCV – UrbanCode Velocity
Published: December 15, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2023121508
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-2022-41713)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to edit or add new properties to an object.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly validate incoming JSON keys, thus allowing the '__proto__' property to be edited. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform prototype pollution, which can result in data manipulation.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.