CVE-2023-36665
Description
A flaw was found in the protobuf.js. The affected versions of protobuf.js could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system caused by prototype pollution. By sending a specially crafted message, an attacker can execute arbitrary code on the system.
Statement
For Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Protobufjs in Grafana are used for communication with trusted sources (prometheus/openmetrics scraping), end-user communication is over HTTP. While this CVE is in Grafana (rhel-8, rhel-9), it will be resolved via a Grafana rebase. Hence, it is marked as wontfix.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS scores for open source components depend on vendor-specific factors (e.g. version or build chain). Therefore, Red Hat's score and impact rating can be different from NVD and other vendors. Red Hat remains the authoritative CVE Naming Authority (CNA) source for its products and services (see Red Hat classifications).
The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
CVSS v3 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 8.6 | 9.8 | N/A |
| Attack Vector | Network | Network | N/A |
| Attack Complexity | Low | Low | N/A |
| Privileges Required | None | None | N/A |
| User Interaction | None | None | N/A |
| Scope | Unchanged | Unchanged | N/A |
| Confidentiality | Low | High | N/A |
| Integrity Impact | Low | High | N/A |
| Availability Impact | High | High | N/A |
Vector
Red Hat: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
NVD: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Red Hat CVSS v3 Score Explanation
Confidentiality and Integrity metrics are Low, because:
- Successful exploitation may lead to some loss of confidentiality, but it's not under the attacker's control what information will be obtained.
- Theoretically, an attacker may be able to modify some data but does not have control over the consequences of that modification.
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