7.5
HIGH
CVE-2024-21505
Web3-utils Prototype Pollution Vulnerability
Description

Versions of the package web3-utils before 4.2.1 are vulnerable to Prototype Pollution via the utility functions format and mergeDeep, due to insecure recursive merge. An attacker can manipulate an object's prototype, potentially leading to the alteration of the behavior of all objects inheriting from the affected prototype by passing specially crafted input to these functions.

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Published Date :

March 25, 2024, 5:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 1, 2024, 6:35 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2024-21505 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

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No affected product recoded yet

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-2024-21505.

URL Resource
https://github.com/web3/web3.js/commit/8ed041c6635d807b3da8960ad49e125e3d1b0e80
https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-WEB3UTILS-6229337

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Born at : Oct. 1, 2024, 9:03 p.m. This repo has been linked 99 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-21505 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-21505 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 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Aug. 01, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE CISA-ADP CWE-1321
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Mar. 25, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Versions of the package web3-utils before 4.2.1 are vulnerable to Prototype Pollution via the utility functions format and mergeDeep, due to insecure recursive merge. An attacker can manipulate an object's prototype, potentially leading to the alteration of the behavior of all objects inheriting from the affected prototype by passing specially crafted input to these functions.
    Added Reference Snyk https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-WEB3UTILS-6229337 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Snyk https://github.com/web3/web3.js/commit/8ed041c6635d807b3da8960ad49e125e3d1b0e80 [No types assigned]
    Added CWE Snyk CWE-1321
    Added CVSS V3.1 Snyk AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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