Vulnerability in Netease Pomelo
CVE-2019-18954
Pomelo v2.2.5 allows external control of critical state data. A malicious user input can corrupt arbitrary methods and attributes in template/game-server/app/servers/connector/handler/entryHandler.js because certain internal attributes can be overwritten via a conflicting name. Hence, a malicious attacker can manipulate internal attributes by adding additional attributes to user input.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.012 (65.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 66th percentile — 65.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Netease Pomelo — versions 2.2.5
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/cl0udz/vulnerabilities/tree/master/pomelo-critical-state-manipulation (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/NetEase/pomelo/issues/1149 (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-18954?
- CVE-2019-18954 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Netease Pomelo, classified under Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2019-11-14.
- How severe is CVE-2019-18954?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-18954 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.