config-3.3.3.tgz: 1 vulnerabilities (highest severity is: 8.8)

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Vulnerable Library - config-3.3.3.tgz

Path to dependency file: /backend/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /backend/node_modules/json5/package.json

Found in HEAD commit: 5c247eb22e22c12bff47f03f69c6fad26286b722

Vulnerabilities

CVE	Severity	CVSS	Dependency	Type	Fixed in (config version)	Remediation Possible**
CVE-2022-46175	High	8.8	json5-2.1.3.tgz	Transitive	3.3.4	❌

**In some cases, Remediation PR cannot be created automatically for a vulnerability despite the availability of remediation

Details

CVE-2022-46175

### Vulnerable Library - json5-2.1.3.tgz

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Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/json5/-/json5-2.1.3.tgz

Path to dependency file: /backend/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /backend/node_modules/json5/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy: - config-3.3.3.tgz (Root Library) - :x: **json5-2.1.3.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 5c247eb22e22c12bff47f03f69c6fad26286b722

Found in base branch: main

### Vulnerability Details

JSON5 is an extension to the popular JSON file format that aims to be easier to write and maintain by hand (e.g. for config files). The `parse` method of the JSON5 library before and including versions 1.0.1 and 2.2.1 does not restrict parsing of keys named `__proto__`, allowing specially crafted strings to pollute the prototype of the resulting object. This vulnerability pollutes the prototype of the object returned by `JSON5.parse` and not the global Object prototype, which is the commonly understood definition of Prototype Pollution. However, polluting the prototype of a single object can have significant security impact for an application if the object is later used in trusted operations. This vulnerability could allow an attacker to set arbitrary and unexpected keys on the object returned from `JSON5.parse`. The actual impact will depend on how applications utilize the returned object and how they filter unwanted keys, but could include denial of service, cross-site scripting, elevation of privilege, and in extreme cases, remote code execution. `JSON5.parse` should restrict parsing of `__proto__` keys when parsing JSON strings to objects. As a point of reference, the `JSON.parse` method included in JavaScript ignores `__proto__` keys. Simply changing `JSON5.parse` to `JSON.parse` in the examples above mitigates this vulnerability. This vulnerability is patched in json5 versions 1.0.2, 2.2.2, and later.

Publish Date: 2022-12-24

URL: CVE-2022-46175

### CVSS 3 Score Details (8.8)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: Low - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: High - Integrity Impact: High - Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

### Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-46175

Release Date: 2022-12-24

Fix Resolution (json5): 2.2.2

Direct dependency fix Resolution (config): 3.3.4

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Micro-Learning Topic: Cross-site scripting (Detected by phrase)

Matched on "cross-site scripting"

What is this? (2min video)

Cross-site scripting vulnerabilities occur when unescaped input is rendered into a page displayed to the user. When HTML or script is included in the input, it will be processed by a user's browser as HTML or script and can alter the appearance of the page or execute malicious scripts in their user context.

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Helpful references

• Prevent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in ASP.NET Core - A detailed Microsoft article on how to prevent cross-site scripting in ASP.NET Core.
• OWASP Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Software Attack - OWASP community page with comprehensive information about cross site scripting, and links to various OWASP resources to help detect or prevent it.
• OWASP Cross Site Scripting Prevention Cheat Sheet - This article provides a simple positive model for preventing XSS using output encoding properly.

Micro-Learning Topic: Denial of service (Detected by phrase)

Matched on "denial of service"

The Denial of Service (DoS) attack is focused on making a resource (site, application, server) unavailable for the purpose it was designed. There are many ways to make a service unavailable for legitimate users by manipulating network packets, programming, logical, or resources handling vulnerabilities, among others. Source: https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Denial_of_Service

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Micro-Learning Topic: Prototype pollution (Detected by phrase)

Matched on "Prototype Pollution"

What is this? (2min video)

By adding or modifying attributes of an object prototype, it is possible to create attributes that exist on every object, or replace critical attributes with malicious ones. This can be problematic if the software depends on existence or non-existence of certain attributes, or uses pre-defined attributes of object prototype (such as hasOwnProperty, toString or valueOf).

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Micro-Learning Topic: Vulnerable library (Detected by phrase)

Matched on "Vulnerable Library"

What is this? (2min video)

Use of vulnerable components will introduce weaknesses into the application. Components with published vulnerabilities will allow easy exploitation as resources will often be available to automate the process.

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