Prototype pollution in node-gettext



Risk Medium
Patch available NO
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-21528
CWE-ID CWE-1321
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 node-gettext
Web applications / JS libraries

Vendor Alexander Wallin

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Prototype pollution

EUVDB-ID: #VU104017

Risk: Medium

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

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-21528

CWE-ID: CWE-1321 - Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes (\'Prototype Pollution\')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the addTranslations() function in gettext.js. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform prototype pollution, which can result in information disclosure or data manipulation.

Mitigation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

node-gettext: 0.1.0 - 3.0.0

CPE2.3 External links

http://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-NODEGETTEXT-6100943
http://github.com/alexanderwallin/node-gettext/blob/65d9670f691c2eeca40dce129c95bcf8b613d344/lib/gettext.js%23L113


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.



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