CVE-2023-36665
"protobuf.js (aka protobufjs) 6.10.0 through 7.x before 7.2.5 allows Prototype Pollution, a different vulnerability than CVE-2022-25878.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.68%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
"protobuf.js (aka protobufjs) 6.10.0 through 7.x before 7.2.5 allows Prototype Pollution, a different vulnerability than CVE-2022-25878. A user-controlled protobuf message can be used by an attacker to pollute the prototype of Object.prototype by adding and overwriting its data and functions. Exploitation can involve: (1) using the function parse to parse protobuf messages on the fly, (2) loading .proto files by using load/loadSync functions, or (3) providing untrusted input to the functions ReflectionObject.setParsedOption and util.setProperty.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.68% probability · 76th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-1321
- Affected
- protobufjs project/protobufjs
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/protobufjs/protobuf.js/commit/e66379f451b0393c27d87b37fa7d271619e16b0dPatch
- https://github.com/protobufjs/protobuf.js/compare/protobufjs-v7.2.3...protobufjs-v7.2.4Patch
- https://github.com/protobufjs/protobuf.js/pull/1899Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/protobufjs/protobuf.js/releases/tag/protobufjs-v7.2.4Release Notes
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240628-0006/
- https://www.code-intelligence.com/blog/cve-protobufjs-prototype-pollution-cve-2023-36665Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/protobufjs/protobuf.js/commit/e66379f451b0393c27d87b37fa7d271619e16b0dPatch
- https://github.com/protobufjs/protobuf.js/compare/protobufjs-v7.2.3...protobufjs-v7.2.4Patch
- https://github.com/protobufjs/protobuf.js/pull/1899Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/protobufjs/protobuf.js/releases/tag/protobufjs-v7.2.4Release Notes
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240628-0006/
- https://www.code-intelligence.com/blog/cve-protobufjs-prototype-pollution-cve-2023-36665Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.