Prototype Pollution in Furqan Node-Whois
CVE-2020-36618
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Furqan node-whois. Affected is an unknown function of the file index.coffee. The manipulation leads to improperly controlled modification of object prototype attributes ('prototype pollution'). It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The name of the patch is 46ccc2aee8d063c7b6b4dee2c2834113b7286076. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-216252.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.010 (60.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 61st percentile — 60.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.010 · change: +0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/FurqanSoftware/node-whois/pull/105 (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/FurqanSoftware/node-whois/commit/46ccc2aee8d063c7b6b4dee2c2834113b72… (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- vuldb.com/ (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-36618?
- CVE-2020-36618 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Furqan Node-Whois, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2022-12-19.
- How severe is CVE-2020-36618?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-36618 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.