Prototype Pollution in Mozilla Convict
CVE-2022-21190
This affects the package convict before 6.2.3. This is a bypass of [CVE-2022-22143](https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-CONVICT-2340604). The [fix](https://github.com/mozilla/node-convict/commit/3b86be087d8f14681a9c889d45da7fe3ad9cd880) introduced, relies on the startsWith method and does not prevent the vulnerability: before splitting the path, it checks if it starts with __proto__ or this.constructor.prototype. To bypass this check it's possible to prepend the dangerous paths with any string value followed by a dot, like for example foo.__proto__ or foo.this.constructor.prototype.
Vulnerability class: Prototype Pollution
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:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.039 (89.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 89.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.039 · newest: 0.039 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Mozilla Convict
- Convict — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-CONVICT-2774757 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/mozilla/node-convict/blob/3b86be087d8f14681a9c889d45da7fe3ad9cd880/p… (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)
- gist.github.com/dellalibera/cebce20e51410acebff1f46afdc89808 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/mozilla/node-convict/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#623---2022-05-07 (Release Notes, Broken Link, Tool Signature)
- github.com/mozilla/node-convict/commit/1ea0ab19c5208f66509e1c43b0d0f21c1fd29b75 (Patch, Tool Signature)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-21190?
- CVE-2022-21190 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Convict, classified under Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes (Prototype Pollution). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-05-13.
- How severe is CVE-2022-21190?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-21190 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.