GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm

GHSA-97jv-c342-5xhc FurqanSoftware/node-whois vulnerable to Prototype Pollution

CRITICAL Published 2022-12-19 Modified 2022-12-29 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2020-36618
Ecosystem
npm
Packages
whois
Severity
Critical
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-1321, CWE-74, CWE-94
Reviewed
2022-12-19

Affected packages

• npm whois: < 2.13.6 → fixed in 2.13.6

Description

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Furqan node-whois. Affected is an unknown function of the file `index.coffee`. The manipulation leads to improperly controlled modification of object prototype attributes ('prototype pollution'). It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The name of the patch is 46ccc2aee8d063c7b6b4dee2c2834113b7286076. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-216252.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2020-36618 A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Furqan node-whois. vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (3)

  • CWE-1321 Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes weakness
  • CWE-74 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component weakness
  • CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code weakness

References