Prototype pollution in smart-extend - #VU18614
Published: May 27, 2019 / Updated: May 27, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU18614
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Daniel Kalen
Affected software:
smart-extend
smart-extend
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to Prototype Pollution when "deep" function performs a recursive copy of the specified objects. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Update to version 1.7.4.