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npm package rfc6902 vulnerable to Prototype Pollution

Critical severity GitHub Reviewed Published Dec 15, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Jan 25, 2024

Package

npm rfc6902 (npm)

Affected versions

< 5.0.0

Patched versions

5.0.0

Description

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in chbrown rfc6902. This affects an unknown part of the file pointer.ts. The manipulation leads to improperly controlled modification of object prototype attributes ('prototype pollution'). The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The name of the patch is c006ce9faa43d31edb34924f1df7b79c137096cf. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-215883.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Dec 15, 2022
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Dec 15, 2022
Reviewed Dec 15, 2022
Last updated Jan 25, 2024

Severity

Critical
9.8
/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVE ID

CVE-2021-4245

GHSA ID

GHSA-p495-jxh2-wrfg

Source code

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