Prototype pollution in dottie - CVE-2023-26132
Published: October 11, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU81893
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-26132
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 prototype pollution flaw in the set() function in /dottie.js. A remote attacker can add or modify properties of Object.prototype using a __proto__ or constructor payload and perform prototype pollution, which can result in information disclosure or data manipulation.
Affected software
dottie
Ubuntu
Cloud Pak for Security (CP4S)
node-dottie (Ubuntu package)
Ubuntu
Cloud Pak for Security (CP4S)
node-dottie (Ubuntu package)
How to mitigate CVE-2023-26132
Install updates from vendor's website.
dottie - update to 2.0.4
Cloud Pak for Security (CP4S) - update to 1.10.14.0
node-dottie (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 2.0.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, 2.0.2-4ubuntu0.1~esm1
Cloud Pak for Security (CP4S) - update to 1.10.14.0
node-dottie (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 2.0.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, 2.0.2-4ubuntu0.1~esm1