Vulnerability in Kind-Of Project
CVE-2019-20149
ctorName in index.js in kind-of v6.0.2 allows external user input to overwrite certain internal attributes via a conflicting name, as demonstrated by 'constructor': {'name':'Symbol'}. Hence, a crafted payload can overwrite this builtin attribute to manipulate the type detection result.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.023 (83.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 83.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.023 · newest: 0.023 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Kind-Of Project — versions 6.0.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/jonschlinkert/kind-of/issues/30 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/jonschlinkert/kind-of/pull/31 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-20149?
- CVE-2019-20149 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kind-Of Project, classified under Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-12-30.
- How severe is CVE-2019-20149?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-20149 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.