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CRITICAL
CVE-2021-44906
Minimist Prototype Pollution Vulnerability
Description

Minimist <=1.2.5 is vulnerable to Prototype Pollution via file index.js, function setKey() (lines 69-95).

INFO

Published Date :

March 17, 2022, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

June 21, 2024, 7:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2021-44906 has a 8 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-44906 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Substack minimist
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-44906.

URL Resource
https://github.com/Marynk/JavaScript-vulnerability-detection/blob/main/minimist%20PoC.zip Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/substack/minimist/blob/master/index.js#L69 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/substack/minimist/issues/164 Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240621-0006/
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-MINIMIST-559764 Exploit Not Applicable Patch Third Party Advisory
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/8588563/adding-custom-properties-to-a-function/20278068#20278068 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

The VulnCheck Github Action

TypeScript Shell

Updated: 5 days, 12 hours ago
4 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : May 1, 2024, 9:43 p.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

None

CMake Shell Perl C++ C Batchfile CSS Makefile M4 Python

Updated: 8 months, 3 weeks ago
34 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Feb. 1, 2024, 11:43 a.m. This repo has been linked 71 different CVEs too.

None

JavaScript

Updated: 1 year, 1 month ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Oct. 2, 2023, 3:20 p.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

A centralized repository of standalone security patches for open source libraries.

appsec backport cve devsecops fix hotfix open-source patch protection remediation seal security update upgrade vulnerability

Updated: 4 months, 4 weeks ago
182 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 30, 2023, 4:46 p.m. This repo has been linked 265 different CVEs too.

A todo app with Etherium smart contracts using the Solidity programming language.

ethereum-contract ethereum-dapp ethereum-blockchain todo-list smart-contracts

Solidity JavaScript HTML

Updated: 11 months, 3 weeks ago
2 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : Jan. 4, 2022, 12:53 a.m. This repo has been linked 8 different CVEs too.

None

JavaScript Vue TypeScript SCSS CSS

Updated: 3 years ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : May 2, 2021, 4:50 p.m. This repo has been linked 22 different CVEs too.

Manage E3/DC power station based on RSCP

iobroker smarthome e3-dc power electricity photovoltaic

HTML CSS JavaScript PowerShell

Updated: 3 months ago
26 stars 9 fork 9 watcher
Born at : Feb. 16, 2021, 10:12 a.m. This repo has been linked 8 different CVEs too.

LoRa radio packet decoder

JavaScript TypeScript

Updated: 1 month ago
261 stars 82 fork 82 watcher
Born at : July 18, 2016, 5:11 p.m. This repo has been linked 8 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-44906 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-44906 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240621-0006/ [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 12, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-MINIMIST-559764 Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-MINIMIST-559764 Exploit, Not Applicable, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:substack:minimist:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* versions up to (excluding) 0.2.1 *cpe:2.3:a:substack:minimist:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* versions from (including) 1.0.0 up to (excluding) 1.2.3 OR *cpe:2.3:a:substack:minimist:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.2.6
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 23, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/Marynk/JavaScript-vulnerability-detection/blob/main/minimist%20PoC.zip No Types Assigned https://github.com/Marynk/JavaScript-vulnerability-detection/blob/main/minimist%20PoC.zip Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/substack/minimist/blob/master/index.js#L69 No Types Assigned https://github.com/substack/minimist/blob/master/index.js#L69 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/substack/minimist/issues/164 No Types Assigned https://github.com/substack/minimist/issues/164 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-MINIMIST-559764 No Types Assigned https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-MINIMIST-559764 Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://stackoverflow.com/questions/8588563/adding-custom-properties-to-a-function/20278068#20278068 No Types Assigned https://stackoverflow.com/questions/8588563/adding-custom-properties-to-a-function/20278068#20278068 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-1321
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:substack:minimist:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* versions up to (excluding) 0.2.1 *cpe:2.3:a:substack:minimist:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* versions from (including) 1.0.0 up to (excluding) 1.2.3
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-44906 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

4.20 }} 0.71%

score

0.92415

percentile

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