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

CVE-2020-7616

Medium
5.3/10

Summary

express-mock-middleware is vulnerable to Prototype Pollution. Exported functions by the package can be tricked into adding or modifying properties of the `Object.prototype`. Exploitation of this vulnerability requires creation of a new directory where an attack code can be placed which will then be exported by `express-mock-middleware`. As such, this is considered to be a low risk.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • LOW
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
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CWE-1321 - Prototype Pollution

Prototype pollution is one of the lesser-known vulnerabilities. It allows attackers to abuse the rules of JavaScript by injecting properties into the general object “Object” in JS. Modifying the prototype of “Object” affects the behavior of all objects in the entire app, potentially resulting in denial of service, arbitrary code execution, cross-site scripting, etc.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published