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CVE-2018-3728 Detail

Current Description

hoek node module before 4.2.0 and 5.0.x before 5.0.3 suffers from a Modification of Assumed-Immutable Data (MAID) vulnerability via 'merge' and 'applyToDefaults' functions, which allows a malicious user to modify the prototype of "Object" via __proto__, causing the addition or modification of an existing property that will exist on all objects.

Source:  MITRE
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Impact

CVSS v3.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 8.8 HIGH
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (V3.0 legend)
Impact Score: 5.9
Exploitability Score: 2.8

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availability (A): High

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 6.5 MEDIUM
Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 6.4
Exploitability Subscore: 8.0

Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (AU): Single
Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availability (A): Partial
Additional Information:
Allows unauthorized disclosure of information
Allows unauthorized modification
Allows disruption of service

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Hyperlink Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103108 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1263 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1264 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/hapijs/hoek/commit/32ed5c9413321fbc37da5ca81a7cbab693786dee Patch Third Party Advisory
https://hackerone.com/reports/310439 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/566 Broken Link
https://snyk.io/vuln/npm:hoek:20180212 Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory

Technical Details

Vulnerability Type (View All)

  • Modification of Assumed-Immutable Data (MAID) (CWE-471)

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:hapijs:hoek:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
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Up to (excluding)
4.2.0
 cpe:2.3:a:hapijs:hoek:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
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From (including)
5.0.0		Up to (excluding)
5.0.3


Change History

7 change records found - show changes

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-3728
NVD Published Date:
03/30/2018
NVD Last Modified:
03/26/2019