Prototype pollution in deep-object-diff - CVE-2022-41713
Published: December 15, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU84448
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-41713
CWE-ID: CWE-1321
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
deep-object-diff
deep-object-diff
Software vendor:
mattphillips
mattphillips
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to edit or add new properties to an object.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly validate incoming JSON keys, thus allowing the '__proto__' property to be edited. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform prototype pollution, which can result in data manipulation.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.