Prototype pollution in dustjs - CVE-2021-4264

 

Prototype pollution in dustjs - CVE-2021-4264

Published: February 29, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU86917
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-4264
CWE-ID: CWE-1321
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary JavaScript code.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A remote user can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform prototype pollution, which can result in information disclosure or data manipulation.


Affected software

dustjs
IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management
IBM Cloud Pak System

How to mitigate CVE-2021-4264

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability..

dustjs - update to 3.0.0
IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management - update to 2.3.8
IBM Cloud Pak System - update to 2.3.5.1

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