#VU64865 Improper Control of Dynamically-Managed Code Resources in protobuf.js - CVE-2022-25878

 

#VU64865 Improper Control of Dynamically-Managed Code Resources in protobuf.js - CVE-2022-25878

Published: July 4, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU64865
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-25878
CWE-ID: CWE-913
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
protobuf.js
Software vendor:
protobuf.js

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to modify data on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to Prototype Pollution error in protobufjs. A remote unauthenticated attacker can provide an untrusted user input to the util.setProperty or to the ReflectionObject.setParsedOption functions, and also by parse/load .proto files to modify data on the system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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