Vigil@nce - Node.js y18n: privilege escalation via Prototype Pollution
February 2021 by Vigil@nce
This bulletin was written by Vigil@nce : https://vigilance.fr/computer-vulnerability
SYNTHESIS OF THE VULNERABILITY
Impacted products: Nodejs Modules not comprehensive, RHEL.
Severity: 2/4.
Consequences: user access/rights, data creation/edition.
Provenance: document.
Confidence: confirmed by the editor (5/5).
Creation date: 01/12/2020.
DESCRIPTION OF THE VULNERABILITY
An attacker can bypass restrictions via Prototype Pollution of
Node.js y18n, in order to escalate his privileges.
ACCESS TO THE FULL VIGIL@NCE BULLETIN
https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Node-js-y18n-privilege-escalation-via-Prototype-Pollution-34015