What is CVE-2019-10768?

CVE-2019-10768 is a high-severity vulnerability in Angularjs, classified under Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes (Prototype Pollution). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-11-19.

How severe is CVE-2019-10768?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2019-10768 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Prototype Pollution in Angularjs

CVE-2019-10768

In AngularJS before 1.7.9 the function `merge()` could be tricked into adding or modifying properties of `Object.prototype` using a `__proto__` payload.

Vulnerability class: Prototype Pollution

EPSS: 0.022 (80.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Angularjs
N/a Angularjs — versions All versions prior to version 1.7.9

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-1321 — Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes (Prototype Pollution)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

report@snyk.io (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
report@snyk.io (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-10768?: CVE-2019-10768 is a high-severity vulnerability in Angularjs, classified under Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes (Prototype Pollution). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-11-19.
How severe is CVE-2019-10768?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-10768 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.