The forge.debug API had a potential prototype pollution issue if called with untrusted input. The API was only used for internal debug purposes in a safe way and never documented or advertised. It is suspected that uses of this API, if any exist, would likely not have used untrusted inputs in a vulnerable way.
WS-2022-0008 - Medium Severity Vulnerability
JavaScript implementations of network transports, cryptography, ciphers, PKI, message digests, and various utilities.
Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/node-forge/-/node-forge-0.9.0.tgz
Path to dependency file: /package.json
Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/node-forge/package.json
Dependency Hierarchy: - webpack-dev-server-3.11.0.tgz (Root Library) - selfsigned-1.10.7.tgz - :x: **node-forge-0.9.0.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)
Found in HEAD commit: 34ce0f6524391068ef5b880f65575eb3eb499124
Found in base branch: master
The forge.debug API had a potential prototype pollution issue if called with untrusted input. The API was only used for internal debug purposes in a safe way and never documented or advertised. It is suspected that uses of this API, if any exist, would likely not have used untrusted inputs in a vulnerable way.
Publish Date: 2022-01-08
URL: WS-2022-0008
Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: High - Privileges Required: High - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: High - Integrity Impact: High - Availability Impact: High
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Origin: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5rrq-pxf6-6jx5
Release Date: 2022-01-08
Fix Resolution (node-forge): 1.0.0
Direct dependency fix Resolution (webpack-dev-server): 4.7.3
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