#VU64915 Resource exhaustion in minimist - CVE-2022-44906
Published: July 5, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU64915
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-44906
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
minimist
minimist
Software vendor:
Gived.Org
Gived.Org
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to prototype pollution in setKey() function in the index.js script. A remote attacker can send a specially-crafted request to exploit the vulnerability and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.