VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-43138
In Async before 2.6.4 and 3.x before 3.2.2, a malicious user can obtain privileges via the mapValues() method, aka lib/internal/iterator.js createObjectIterator prototype pollution.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 3.35%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.35%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In Async before 2.6.4 and 3.x before 3.2.2, a malicious user can obtain privileges via the mapValues() method, aka lib/internal/iterator.js createObjectIterator prototype pollution.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.35% probability · 88th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-1321
- Affected
- async project/async · fedoraproject/fedora
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/caolan/async/blob/master/lib/internal/iterator.jsThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/caolan/async/blob/master/lib/mapValuesLimit.jsThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/caolan/async/blob/v2.6.4/CHANGELOG.md#v264Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/caolan/async/commit/e1ecdbf79264f9ab488c7799f4c76996d5dca66dPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/caolan/async/compare/v2.6.3...v2.6.4Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/caolan/async/pull/1828Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://jsfiddle.net/oz5twjd9/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MTEUUTNIEBHGKUKKLNUZSV7IEP6IP3Q3/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UM6XJ73Q3NAM5KSGCOKJ2ZIA6GUWUJLK/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240621-0006/
- https://github.com/caolan/async/blob/master/lib/internal/iterator.jsThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/caolan/async/blob/master/lib/mapValuesLimit.jsThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/caolan/async/blob/v2.6.4/CHANGELOG.md#v264Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/caolan/async/commit/e1ecdbf79264f9ab488c7799f4c76996d5dca66dPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/caolan/async/compare/v2.6.3...v2.6.4Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/caolan/async/pull/1828Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://jsfiddle.net/oz5twjd9/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MTEUUTNIEBHGKUKKLNUZSV7IEP6IP3Q3/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UM6XJ73Q3NAM5KSGCOKJ2ZIA6GUWUJLK/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240621-0006/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.