#VU64915 Resource exhaustion in minimist - CVE-2022-44906

Vulnerability identifier: #VU64915

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 1.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-44906

CWE-ID: CWE-400

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
minimist
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor: Gived.Org

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to prototype pollution in setKey() function in the index.js script. A remote attacker can send a specially-crafted request to exploit the vulnerability and execute arbitrary code on the system.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

minimist: 0.0.6 - 1.2.5

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External links
https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-app-connect-enterprise-and-ibm-integration-bus-are-vulnerable-to-arbitrary-code-execution-due-to-node-js-minimist-module-cve-2022-44906/
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2066009

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.