CVE-2022-25878 — The package protobufjs before 6
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.
Published
2022-05-27T20:00:15.716Z
Last modified
2024-09-17T02:36:03.191Z
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L/E:P
01What is this vulnerability?
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
02Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|
| n | a / protobufjs | unspecified |
03Active exploitation status
Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.
04Recommended remediation
- Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
- Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
- Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.
05Technical details
For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.
06Detection signatures
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07Related CVEs
No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.
08Timeline
- Published: 2022-05-27T20:00:15.716Z
- Last modified: 2024-09-17T02:36:03.191Z
09References
- snyk.io — https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-PROTOBUFJS-2441248
- snyk.io — https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-2841507
- github.com — https://github.com/protobufjs/protobuf.js/blob/d13d5d5688052e366aa2e9169f50dfca3…
- github.com — https://github.com/protobufjs/protobuf.js/commit/b5f1391dff5515894830a6570e6d73f…
- github.com — https://github.com/protobufjs/protobuf.js/pull/1731
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