Vulnerability · Published Dec 19, 2022 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2020-36618Furqan node-whois index.coffee prototype pollution
Medium 6.3
In plain English
A medium-severity injection in node-whois from Furqan. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.0% (higher than 63% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Furqan node-whois. Affected is an unknown function of the file index.coffee. The manipulation leads to improperly controlled modification of object prototype attributes ('prototype pollution'). It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The name of the patch is 46ccc2aee8d063c7b6b4dee2c2834113b7286076. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-216252.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | whois | 2.13.6 | GHSA-97jv-c342-5xhc |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Furqan | node-whois | n/a |
Weakness: CWE-74 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L