CVE-2023-36665 is a critical Prototype Pollution vulnerability affecting protobuf.js versions 6.10.0 through 7.x before 7.2.5. An attacker can manipulate user-controlled protobuf messages to inject or overwrite properties in Object.prototype, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution or denial of service. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low complexity and no user interaction, allowing for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no public exploit code, active exploitation, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 6.10.0, < 7.2.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:protobufjs_project:protobufjs:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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