CVE-2022-25878 (High) detected in protobufjs-6.10.1.tgz

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CVE-2022-25878 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - protobufjs-6.10.1.tgz

Protocol Buffers for JavaScript (& TypeScript).

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/protobufjs/-/protobufjs-6.10.1.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

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

Dependency Hierarchy:

• jest-cucumber-3.0.0.tgz (Root Library)
  • gherkin-9.0.0.tgz
    • cucumber-messages-8.0.0.tgz
      • ❌ protobufjs-6.10.1.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 8e86a2adfdf841f4ff57d761e7ba0359998b420d

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 (jest-cucumber): 3.0.1

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