loader-utils (JS package) < 2.0.3 - Prototype Pollution

2022-10-12 00:00

Anonymous

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 4.4.0

Affected PluginElasticPress

Affected Version<= 4.3.1

CVSS5.4Medium

CVECVE-2022-37601

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Vulnerability Overview

The package loader-utils before 1.4.1, from 2.0.0 and before 2.0.3 is vulnerable to prototype pollution via the function parseQuery which could make injecting malicious web scripts possible in some cases.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 4.4.0, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-915 (Improperly Controlled Modification of Dynamically-Determined Object Attributes) The product receives input from an upstream component that specifies multiple attributes, properties, or fields that are to be initialized or updated in an object, but it does not properly control which attributes can be modified.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-37601 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/45a49dca-2ed2-44cf-a0fe-0f1440a78cc2

CVSS Vector

5.4

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionRequired
ScopeChanged
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

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