lodash node module before 4.17.5 suffers from a Modification of Assumed-Immutable Data (MAID) vulnerability via defaultsDeep, merge, and mergeWith functions, which allows a malicious user to modify the prototype of "Object" via __proto__, causing the addition or modification of an existing property that will exist on all objects.
CVE-2018-3721 - Medium Severity Vulnerability
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Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash/-/lodash-1.0.2.tgz
Path to dependency file: /JS-FDSample/package.json
Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/lodash/package.json
Dependency Hierarchy: - gulp-3.9.1.tgz (Root Library) - vinyl-fs-0.3.14.tgz - glob-watcher-0.0.6.tgz - gaze-0.5.2.tgz - globule-0.1.0.tgz - :x: **lodash-1.0.2.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)
Found in HEAD commit: a100ab54beb40876623fc66b8022541f7ad68d0d
lodash node module before 4.17.5 suffers from a Modification of Assumed-Immutable Data (MAID) vulnerability via defaultsDeep, merge, and mergeWith functions, which allows a malicious user to modify the prototype of "Object" via __proto__, causing the addition or modification of an existing property that will exist on all objects.
Publish Date: 2018-06-07
URL: CVE-2018-3721
Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: Low - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: None - Integrity Impact: High - Availability Impact: None
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Origin: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-3721
Release Date: 2018-06-07
Fix Resolution (lodash): 4.17.5
Direct dependency fix Resolution (gulp): 4.0.0