#VU37072 Input validation error in Lodash - CVE-2018-3721
Published: June 7, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU37072
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-3721
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Lodash
Lodash
Software vendor:
Lodash
Lodash
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to manipulate data.
lodash node module before 4.17.5 suffers from a Modification of Assumed-Immutable Data (MAID) vulnerability via defaultsDeep, merge, and mergeWith functions, which allows a malicious user to modify the prototype of "Object" via __proto__, causing the addition or modification of an existing property that will exist on all objects.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.