CVE-2022-25878 (High) detected in protobufjs-5.0.3.tgz

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CVE-2022-25878 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - protobufjs-5.0.3.tgz

Protocol Buffers for JavaScript. Finally.

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/protobufjs/-/protobufjs-5.0.3.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/protobufjs/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy: - firebase-5.11.1.tgz (Root Library) - firestore-1.2.2.tgz - grpc-1.20.0.tgz - :x: **protobufjs-5.0.3.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 748bcc1f963f29cd16dbdae5e40997aceb38aa07

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

The package protobufjs before 6.11.3 are vulnerable to Prototype Pollution which can allow an attacker to add/modify properties of the Object.prototype. This vulnerability can occur in multiple ways: 1. by providing untrusted user input to util.setProperty or to ReflectionObject.setParsedOption functions 2. by parsing/loading .proto files

Publish Date: 2022-05-27

URL: CVE-2022-25878

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

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

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-25878

Release Date: 2022-05-27

Fix Resolution (protobufjs): 6.10.3

Direct dependency fix Resolution (firebase): 6.0.2-canary.4771184

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