Prototype Pollution in i18next - #VU32784
Published: July 28, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU32784
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [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]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the "AddResourceBundle" API which uses the "deepExtend" function. A remote attacker can overwrite and pollute the object prototype of a program.
Affected software
i18next
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
i18next - update to 19.6.0