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.
Mend Note: Converted from WS-2019-0184, on 2022-11-08.
CVE-2018-3721 - Medium Severity Vulnerability
Lodash modular utilities.
Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash/-/lodash-4.14.0.tgz
Path to dependency file: /package.json
Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/lodash/package.json
Dependency Hierarchy: - :x: **lodash-4.14.0.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)
Found in base branch: main
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. Mend Note: Converted from WS-2019-0184, on 2022-11-08.
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
For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.Type: Upgrade version
Origin: https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/1067
Release Date: 2018-04-26
Fix Resolution: 4.17.5
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