CVE-2022-25645

Description

A flaw was found in the dset package via 'dset/merge' mode, as the dset function checks for prototype pollution by validating if the top-level path contains a proto, constructor, or prototype. This flaw allows an attacker to craft a malicious object, bypassing this check and achieving prototype pollution.

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details

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CVSS v3 Score Breakdown

Red HatNVDcve.org
Base Score6.58.1N/A
Attack VectorNetworkNetworkN/A
Attack ComplexityHighHighN/A
Privileges RequiredNoneNoneN/A
User InteractionNoneNoneN/A
ScopeUnchangedUnchangedN/A
ConfidentialityNoneHighN/A
Integrity ImpactHighHighN/A
Availability ImpactLowHighN/A

Vector

Red Hat: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L

NVD: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Understanding the Weakness (CWE)

Confidentiality,Integrity,Availability

Technical Impact: Read Application Data; Modify Application Data

This weakness is usually exploited by using a special attribute of objects called proto, constructor, or prototype. Such attributes give access to the object prototype. An attacker can inject attributes that are used in other components by adding or modifying attributes of an object prototype. This creates attributes that exist on every object, or replace critical attributes with malicious ones. This can be problematic if the product depends on existence or non-existence of certain attributes, or uses pre-defined attributes of the object prototype (such as hasOwnProperty, toString, or valueOf).

Availability

Technical Impact: DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart

An attacker can override existing attributes with ones that have incompatible type, which may lead to a crash.

Frequently Asked Questions

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