This affects the package nconf before 0.11.4. When using the memory engine, it is possible to store a nested JSON representation of the configuration. The .set() function, that is responsible for setting the configuration properties, is vulnerable to Prototype Pollution. By providing a crafted property, it is possible to modify the properties on the Object.prototype.
References
Link Resource
https://github.com/indexzero/nconf/pull/397 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/indexzero/nconf/releases/tag/v0.11.4 Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-2632450 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-NCONF-2395478 Exploit Third Party Advisory
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: snyk

Published: 2022-04-12T00:00:00

Updated: 2022-04-12T15:20:12

Reserved: 2022-02-24T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2022-21803

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2022-04-12T16:15:08.480

Modified: 2022-04-20T14:07:04.747


Link: CVE-2022-21803

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