github - ghsa-776f-qx25-q3cc

ghsa-776f-qx25-q3cc

Vulnerability from github

Published

2023-04-05 21:30

Modified

2024-03-14 21:47

Severity ?

5.3 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Summary

xml2js is vulnerable to prototype pollution

Details

xml2js versions before 0.5.0 allows an external attacker to edit or add new properties to an object. This is possible because the application does not properly validate incoming JSON keys, thus allowing the __proto__ property to be edited.

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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "npm",
        "name": "xml2js"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "0.5.0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2023-0842"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-1321"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2023-04-07T21:00:54Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2023-04-05T20:15:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "xml2js versions before 0.5.0 allows an external attacker to edit or add new properties to an object. This is possible because the application does not properly validate incoming JSON keys, thus allowing the `__proto__` property to be edited.",
  "id": "GHSA-776f-qx25-q3cc",
  "modified": "2024-03-14T21:47:26Z",
  "published": "2023-04-05T21:30:24Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0842"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/Leonidas-from-XIV/node-xml2js/issues/663"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/Leonidas-from-XIV/node-xml2js/pull/603/commits/581b19a62d88f8a3c068b5a45f4542c2d6a495a5"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://fluidattacks.com/advisories/myers"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/Leonidas-from-XIV/node-xml2js"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00013.html"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "xml2js is vulnerable to prototype pollution"
}

cve-2023-0842

Vulnerability from cvelistv5

Published

2023-04-05 00:00

Modified

2024-08-02 05:24

Severity ?

Summary

xml2js version 0.4.23 allows an external attacker to edit or add new properties to an object. This is possible because the application does not properly validate incoming JSON keys, thus allowing the __proto__ property to be edited.

References

▼	URL	Tags
	https://fluidattacks.com/advisories/myers/
	https://github.com/Leonidas-from-XIV/node-xml2js/
	https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00013.html	mailing-list

Impacted products

Vendor

Product

Version

▼

n/a

xml2js

Version: 0.4.23

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        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2024-08-02T05:24:34.583Z",
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        },
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            ],
            "url": "https://fluidattacks.com/advisories/myers/"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://github.com/Leonidas-from-XIV/node-xml2js/"
          },
          {
            "name": "[debian-lts-announce] 20240314 [SECURITY] [DLA 3760-1] node-xml2js security update",
            "tags": [
              "mailing-list",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00013.html"
          }
        ],
        "title": "CVE Program Container"
      }
    ],
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          "product": "xml2js",
          "vendor": "n/a",
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            }
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        }
      ],
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              "description": "Prototype Pollution",
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            }
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      ],
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        "dateUpdated": "2024-03-14T21:06:01.826215",
        "orgId": "84fe0718-d6bb-4716-a7e8-81a6d1daa869",
        "shortName": "Fluid Attacks"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://fluidattacks.com/advisories/myers/"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://github.com/Leonidas-from-XIV/node-xml2js/"
        },
        {
          "name": "[debian-lts-announce] 20240314 [SECURITY] [DLA 3760-1] node-xml2js security update",
          "tags": [
            "mailing-list"
          ],
          "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00013.html"
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  },
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    "datePublished": "2023-04-05T00:00:00",
    "dateReserved": "2023-02-15T00:00:00",
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    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
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}

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