Prototype pollution in uPlot - CVE-2024-21489

 

Prototype pollution in uPlot - CVE-2024-21489

Published: October 14, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU98525
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-21489
CWE-ID: CWE-1321
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the uplot.assign() function. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform prototype pollution, which can result in information disclosure or data manipulation.


Affected software

uPlot
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions
grafana (Red Hat package)
IBM Security QRadar Log Management AQL Plugin

How to mitigate CVE-2024-21489

Install update from vendor's website.

uPlot - update to 1.6.31
IBM Security QRadar Log Management AQL Plugin - update to 1.1.1
grafana (Red Hat package) - update to 7.3.6-7.el8_4

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