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

CVE-2025-57327

High
7.5/10

Summary

spmrc is a package that provides the rc manager for spm. A Prototype Pollution vulnerability in the "set()" and "config()" function of spmrc allows attackers to inject properties on "Object.prototype" via supplying a crafted payload, causing Denial-of-Service (DoS) as the minimum consequence.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH

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