Prototype pollution in deep-merge - CVE-2024-38986

 

Prototype pollution in deep-merge - CVE-2024-38986

Published: March 20, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU105895
CSH Severity: Critical
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Red
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-38986
CWE-ID: CWE-1321
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: 75lb
Affected software:
deep-merge

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A remote attacker can merge methods of lodash to merge objects, which can result in information disclosure or data manipulation.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-38986

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

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