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ZDI-CAN-18358: Remote code execution via MongoDB BSON parser through prototype pollution

Critical
mtrezza published GHSA-prm5-8g2m-24gg Nov 8, 2022

Package

npm parse-server (npm)

Affected versions

(<4.10.18) || (>=5.0.0 <5.3.1)

Patched versions

(>=4.10.18 <5.0.0) || (>=5.3.1)

Description

Impact

An attacker can use this prototype pollution sink to trigger a remote code execution through the MongoDB BSON parser.

Patches

Prevent prototype pollution in MongoDB database adapter.

Workarounds

Disable remote code execution through the MongoDB BSON parser.

Collaborators

Mikhail Shcherbakov (KTH), Cristian-Alexandru Staicu (CISPA) and Musard Balliu (KTH) working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative

References

Severity

Critical
9.8
/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVE ID

CVE-2022-39396

Weaknesses

No CWEs