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CVE-2022-21803 (GCVE-0-2022-21803)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-04-12 15:20 – Updated: 2024-09-16 16:53
VLAI
Title
Prototype Pollution
Summary
This affects the package nconf before 0.11.4. When using the memory engine, it is possible to store a nested JSON representation of the configuration. The .set() function, that is responsible for setting the configuration properties, is vulnerable to Prototype Pollution. By providing a crafted property, it is possible to modify the properties on the Object.prototype.
Severity
7.3 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P
CWE
  • Prototype Pollution
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a nconf Affected: unspecified , < 0.11.4 (custom)
Date Public
2022-04-12 00:00
Credits
Alessio Della Libera of Snyk Research Team
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