Security Bulletin: CVE-2022-41713 An issue was discovered in deep-object-diff version 1.1.0

Summary

CVE-2022-41713 deep-object-diff version 1.1.0 allows an external attacker to edit or add new properties to an object. This is possible because the application does not properly validate incoming JSON keys, thus allowing the ‘proto’ property to be edited.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2022-41713
**DESCRIPTION:**Node.js deep-object-diff module is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a prototype pollution flaw. By failing to properly validate incoming JSON keys, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to edit or add new properties to an object.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/239575 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

Upgrade to 4.0.6 or later
https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=ibm%7ERational&product=ibm/Rational/IBM+UrbanCode+Velocity&release=All&platform=All&function=all

Workarounds and Mitigations

None