Vulnerability · Published Jan 7, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2024-14020carboneio carbone Formatter input.js prototype pollution
Medium 5.0
In plain English
A medium-severity prototype pollution in carbone from carboneio. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 23% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
A weakness has been identified in carboneio carbone up to fbcd349077ad0e8748be73eab2a82ea92b6f8a7e. This impacts an unknown function of the file lib/input.js of the component Formatter Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to improperly controlled modification of object prototype attributes. The attack can be launched remotely. This attack is characterized by high complexity. The exploitability is said to be difficult. Upgrading to version 3.5.6 will fix this issue. This patch is called 04f9feb24bfca23567706392f9ad2c53bbe4134e. You should upgrade the affected component. A successful exploitation can "only occur if the parent NodeJS application has the same security issue".
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | carbone | 3.5.6 | GHSA-6rcw-ww3x-xqwm |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-1321, CWE-94 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:X/RL:O/RC:C
References
- VDB-339503 | carboneio carbone Formatter input.js prototype pollution vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-339503 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- https://github.com/carboneio/carbone/commit/04f9feb24bfca23567706392f9ad2c53bbe4134e patch
- https://github.com/carboneio/carbone/releases/tag/3.5.6 patch
- https://github.com/carboneio/carbone/ product