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CVE-2020-36618

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Date: December 18, 2022

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Furqan node-whois. Affected is an unknown function of the file index.coffee. The manipulation leads to improperly controlled modification of object prototype attributes ('prototype pollution'). It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The name of the patch is 46ccc2aee8d063c7b6b4dee2c2834113b7286076. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-216252.

Language: JS

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Related Resources (7)

https://web.archive.org/web/20220403104013/https://www.npmjs.com/package/whois
https://github.com/FurqanSoftware/node-whois/pull/105
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36618
https://github.com/FurqanSoftware/node-whois
https://github.com/FurqanSoftware/node-whois/commit/46ccc2aee8d063c7b6b4dee2c2834113b7286076
https://vuldb.com/?id.216252
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2020-36618

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

CWE-94

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

CWE-74

Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution')

CWE-1321

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): LOW
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): LOW
Integrity (I): LOW
Availability (A): LOW

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